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What’s better than ranting about Pandora for two hours? Reminiscing about the Earth’s eventual demise (and our exposure to it) thanks to a children’s movie!
The harpies take a trip back in time to discuss the environmental message of FernGully and its overhyped male-gaze remake, Avatar, with a focus on ecological preservation and a generous disdain for the white saviour narrative.
READING
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- Avatar (2009)
- Exxon-Valdez oil spill
- Chernobyl disaster
- DDT
- Leaded gasoline
- How Climate Science Became Politicized — Stephanie Pappas, Live Science
- Why Avatar is a Truly Dangerous Film — Edward Said, Ceasefire Magazine
- Avatar and Postcolonial Theory — Steven Thomas, Theory Teacher’s Blog
- When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like Avatar? — Annalee Newitz, Gizmodo
- Avatar: Blueface, Whitenoise — Jared Gardner, Huffington Post
- ‘Avatar’ and Native-American Themes — Admin, Latino USA
- Decolonize and Indigenize: A Reflective Dialogue — Wendy Ng and J’net AyAyQwaYakSheelth, Medium
- Let’s Stop Calling Movies Feminist — Anna Biller, Anna’s Blog
- The Future Is (Not) Disabled – Marieke Nijkamp, Uncanny Magazine
- Disability and Fiction – Liana Brooks, Uncanny Magazine
- Uncanny Magazine – Full Essay Archives
RECS
- Annihilation (2018)
- Contrapoints – The Apocalypse (YouTube)
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
CLOSING SOUNDS
LINKS
Nat/AshesforFoxes
Erin/Holocroning
Shi/Ohtze
METAMASHINA 