An article published by Yale Climate Connections on resources for teaching climate fiction. The article features Elizabeth Rush, a climate fiction educator at Brown University, who discusses the ways in which climate fiction can create a relationship between humans, their environment and technology. The article provides educators a list of climate fiction novels and short stories. Cli-Fi resources reviewed in the article include ‘The Tamarisk Hunter’ by Paolo Bacigalupi, ‘Gold, Fame, Citrus’ by Claire Vaye Watkins, ‘Monstro’ by Junot Díaz, ‘New York 2140’ by Kim Stanley Robinson, and ‘10:04’ by Ben Lerner.
Through the Cli-Fi books listed, students will learn about climate change and the importance of Cli-Fi.
Use this tool and the resources listed therein to help your students find answers to:
How does climate fiction link society, climate change and technology?
How can cli-fi provide solutions to mitigate climate change?
About the Tool
Tool Name
What’s on your climate fiction syllabus?
Discipline
Humanities
Topic(s) in Discipline
Climate Fiction, Cli-Fi, Literature
Climate Topic
Climate and Society
Type of tool
Reading
Grade Level
High School, Undergraduate
Location
Global
Language
English
Translation
Developed by
Yale Climate Connections with Elizabeth Rush, Brown University
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