Thursday, June 21, 2018

The rising tide of ''cli-fi'' - a radio show from Australia featuring cli-fi novelists James Bradley and Alice Robinson

The rising tide of cli-fi

Thursday 21 June 2018 10:40PM (view full episode)
IMAGE:  A NEW GENERATION OF NOVELISTS ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. (JCROSEMANN/GETTY IMAGES)LINK TO LARGER IMAGE.
A new literary genre has emerged in recent years which has been dubbed ‘cli-fi.’
Catapulting readers into a fictional future, ravaged by the aftermath of climate change, these novels offer an alternative way of delivering the message conveyed by climate science.
Could the ancient human practice of storytelling help us get our heads around our climate-challenged future and inspire change in the here and now?

Guests

James Bradley
Cli-Fi Novelist and critic
Alice Robinson
Cli-Fi Novelist

Publications

Title
Clade
Author
James Bradley
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Title
The Buried Ark
Author
James Bradley
Publisher
Pan MacMillan
ISBN
9781743549902
Title
Anchor Point
Author
Alice Robinson
Publisher
Affirm Press
ISBN
1922213853


Credits

Presenter
Tracey Holmes
Producer
Julie Street
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