Kate, "Ecotopia" is by Ernest Callenbach (1975). He also wrote "Ecotopia
Emerging" a few years later.
You might also want to consider: "Frankenstein" (Mary Shelley, 1818),
"The Island of Dr. Moreau" by (H G Wells ,1896), "Stand on Zanzibar"
(John Brunner ,1968), "Always Coming Home" (Ursula Le Guin, 1985), "The
Space Merchants" (Frederick Pohl, 1987), "Zodiac" (Neal Stephenson
,1988), or "The Parable of the Sower" (Octavia Butler, 1993).
There are also classic films like "Silent Running" (1971), Soylent
Green" (1973), "The Quiet Earth" (1985), and "Princess Mononoke"
(1999).
If you want to discuss how poorly Hollywood depicts genuinely important
environmental issues, I'd suggest "Day After Tomorrow," or "On Deadly
Ground."
Finally, although it's not exactly *science* fiction, I'd highly
recommend the classis "The Man Who Planted Trees" by Jean Giono (1953).
The CBC produced a 30-minute animated film based on it in 1987 (it won
an Acacemy Award that year).
Hope this helps!
K
Ken Cousins
Harrison Program on the Future Global Agenda
Department of Government and Politics
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Ecotopia is an interesting one (not sure if that would classify as
Sci-fi per se), don't know the author, but a colleague of mine teaches
that one with success.
