Ecological Regeneration. Envisioning Ecofeminist Utopias

Abstract

Drawing on the framework of the Future Lab methodology, which structures future narratives in three temporalities – dystopian, utopian, and transitional within the present – we will focus on the pedagogical value of “ecofeminist utopias”, which enable us to envision new agreements for coexistence, partnerships, and interspecies alliances. We will explore feminist dystopias starting from The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, and then examine feminist utopias by analyzing the literary proposals of the so larpunk movement and those of feminist science fiction. Practicing ecofeminist utopian narratives indeed holds significant pedagogical potential in enhancing imagination and encouraging transformative practices and visions of the future that are capable of regeneration.