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Speculating futures: ecological catastrophes in African SF 
Convenors:
Renzo Baas (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Gilbert Shang Ndi (Bayreuth)
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Format:
Panel
Stream:
Climate change
Location:
Room 1199
Sessions:
Friday 10 June, -
Time zone: Europe/Berlin

Short Abstract:

This panel looks at African SF texts that focus on ecological distasters and possible solutions from an African perspective.

Long Abstract:

We hereby invite interested panelists to submit their abstracts to our panel. on "Speculative Futures: Ecological Catastrophies in African Science Fiction". Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower" gained new relevance during the Trump regime with its prophetic message of an autocrat in the White House and the ecological catastrophes under his reign. It is as much a story of mass migration as it is about the dangers of climate denial. These sentiments have been echoed as early as Abdourahman Waberi's novel "In the United States of Africa" (2006) and later, Wanuri Kahiu's film "Pumzi" (2009). African artists and writers have long engaged with a future influenced by climate change and have offered their narratives of survival and hope.

This panel looks to uncover some of the strategies offered by these artists and writers and places them in conversation with current climate developments on the continent (drought relief, water retention, aide programmes). With most of the discourse around climate change being dominated by the global North, we hope to add to this discourse from an African localised perspective.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Friday 10 June, 2022, -
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