Eco-Anxiety and Hope: Representing Climate Crisis in Contemporary Ecofiction

Author(s)	Prof. Dr. Ruchi - Thakar
Country	India
Abstract	Abstract As the climate emergency deepens, literature has emerged as a vital space for articulating emotional responses to ecological collapse. Among the most complex of these responses is eco-anxiety, a psychological condition marked by distress, helplessness, and grief over environmental degradation. Simultaneously, contemporary ecofiction offers counter-narratives of resilience, adaptation, and ecological hope, resisting apocalyptic fatalism. This paper explores how eco-anxiety and hope co-exist in modern ecofiction, reflecting a growing shift toward stories that acknowledge climate trauma while envisioning paths toward renewal. By analyzing the works of Amitav Ghosh, Richard Powers, Kim Stanley Robinson, Cherie Dimaline, and others, this study illustrates how ecofiction serves not only as a cultural barometer but also as a catalyst for emotional and ecological transformation.
Keywords	Eco-anxiety, ecofiction, climate crisis, Anthropocene, ecological hope, solastalgia, climate grief, environmental narrative, postcolonial ecocriticism, narrative resilience
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 3, July-September 2025
Published On	2025-08-01

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