![]() ![]() ![]() in comparative literature from New York University with a dissertation titled “The Specter of Extinction: Environmental Nihilism in British Science Fiction (1800–1945)”-credits Haverford with sparking his interest in sci-fi. And the roster of courses Harper is teaching this academic year and the next precisely reflects those interests: There’s “Catastrophes and Hope,” which looks at narratives of ecological disaster “Climate Fiction,” which examines representations of climate change in contemporary literature, comics, and film and “Extinction,” which looks at the way key historical developments beginning in the 19th century have informed how writers, thinkers, and artists imagine species extinction. ![]() As an assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College in Maine, Tyler Harper '14 researches the evolving ways in which science fiction writers have depicted human extinction, and how the concept has changed since 1796, when scientist Georges Cuvier proved that species extinction was in fact possible. ![]()
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