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Civilization and Its Discontents: On Station Eleven, Planet of the Apes, and Kim Stanley Robinson

Dayton Martindale 15 February 2022

How do stories set in a post-apocalyptic future look back at our present world: are characters nostalgic for the affluence and convenience? Or do they look back in disgust, understanding that many of these luxuries were built on exploitation and environmental destruction? Or a little of both? I look at Emily …continue