As Darko Suvin states, science fiction offers social critique through cognitive estrangement and seeks alternatives for a better future. The ecofeminist dimension is embedded in science fiction. However, the extant scholarship hasn’t given due attention to the intertwined relationship between sci-fi and ecological feminism. The critical anthology Ecofeminist Science Fiction: International Perspectives on Gender, Ecology, and Literature (2021), edited by Douglas A. Vakoch, is a timely work filling the lacuna and broadening the field of environmental literature studies. The contributors offer intriguing insights into a variety of sci-fi texts through an ecofeminist lens. The twin issues of violence against women and environmental degradation are addressed in this collection.
The fourteen essays in this collection are grouped into four sections according to different themes. The first section, “Female Bodies: Plants and Animals, Cyborgs and Robots,” includes four essays that focus on scrutinizing the oppression of women, plants, animals, cyborgs, and robots,...
