Literature to change the future: promoting narratives and spaces for ecosocial change from universities
▶Summary
The general objective of LIT-FUTURE is to develop innovative and transnational educational actions based on the narrative imaginaries present in climafiction, Anthropocene poetics and eco-literatu...
▶Objectives
The general objective of LIT-FUTURE is to develop innovative and transnational educational actions based on the narrative imaginaries present in climafiction, Anthropocene poetics and eco-literature, as a methodological strategy to delve into the multifaceted causes and effects of contemporary ecosocial crises, strengthening the role of Universities in promoting sustainability, the fight against the climate crisis and the ecological transition.
▶Activities
The planned activities consist of 4 work packages: Resources for action (study and analysis of dystopian and utopian imaginaries in climatic narratives, poetics of extractivism and waste, and climate migrations). Ecolearning (preparation of webinars and design of a MOOC course). Toolkits (generation of teaching resources such as a Reading Guide, video interviews with authors and online podcast). Readingslab (online and offline reading clubs and "Letters for Change", literary contests)
▶Impact
The initiatives proposed in this project, Resources for Action, Ecolearning, Toolkits and Readinglab, will encourage academic and social debate on the ecological crisis and promote innovative educational actions to contribute to ecosocial change from universities. The methodological strategy adopted is fiction literature on the Anthropocene and climate change. The actions are aimed at university and secondary school students and the European university community.