2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Beyond Cli-Fi: Exanding the Boundaries of American Climate Literature
| Project/Area Number |
20K00446
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima City University |
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Principal Investigator |
ゴーマン マイケル 広島市立大学, 国際学部, 教授 (20625892)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi) / rural alliances / Environmental Crisis / Environmental Justice / Petrocolonialism / Lake Superior / Slow Violence / Water Protectors |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the 4th and final year of this kaken project, my research focused on the impact of the environmental crisis on the Lake Superior region and the cultural responses (art, environmental activism, film, literature) to this crisis. In the summer of 2023, I traveled to Lake Superior to deepen my understanding of the history, ecology, and diverse cultures of this region. At several sites along the western shores of Lake Superior, I learned about specific environmental threats to Lake Superior such as the Enbridge Corporation’s decaying fossil fuel infrastructure and toxic military waste produced by the Honeywell Corporation and dumped into the lake by the US Army Corps of Engineers. I also learned more about the Water Protector movement, Anishinaabe customs, and the ecology of the Lake Superior watershed by attending events, museum exhibits, and talks including “Wisconsin Waters,” “Women and Water: A Global Exhibit,” “Now that Summer Has Ended,” “Paleoecology in Restoration Ecology,” “Timber and Agriculture,” and “Convergence: Artwork of Six Ojibwe Women” (an exhibit highlighting environmentally-oriented works by female artists). I will be making use of these experiences in projects and presentations over the next few years.
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