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Channeling the creative potential of humanity to transition towards joyous and just futures in times of life-threatening climate change, this book uses metaphors of magic and shapeshifting to imagine liveable futures achievable through other-than-rational means. Focusing on a wide range of 20th and 21st-century novels from a diverse range of writers such as Madeline Miller, Jeff VanderMeer, Ursula LeGuin, N.K. Jemisin, Ambelin Kwaymullina and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, it suggests that readers take seriously the pedagogical potential of magic in literature for the classroom and beyond while providing them with contextualized, collective methods of climate action.

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9781350401181

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During a time when the climate crisis calls for new ways of thinking and acting, Ahlberg’s work provides a framework necessary for nurturing resilience and imagination. Weaving together viewpoints from literature, pedagogy, and environmental activism, she offers a roadmap through which readers can navigate the challenges of an uncertain future. * Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association *

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Sofia Ahlberg is Vice Dean at the Faculty of Languages at Uppsala University, Sweden.

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