The Search for the Perfect Era: Speculative Fiction and Eutopian Imagination
Abstract
In light of the typical time of reckoning and optimism brought about by the end and beginning of the year, this prefactory reflects upon the current state of pessimism of modern speculative fiction, and proposes a revival of former optimism towards technology and the future of humanity from previous speculative fiction eras, presenting recent aesthetic movements with the same intent: solarpunk and hopepunk.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Utopian
Dystopian
and Speculative Fiction
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Literary and Philosophical Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Fafnir
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN