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* Tatjana Razaghi, [https://unipub.uni-graz.at/obvugrhs/download/pdf/4508513 "Exploring Ecotopian Futures: Solarpunk Narratives and their Multifaceted Modes of Engagement"], Masters Thesis for Karl-Franzens-Universität,  Graz, 2019.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
[[Futurisms]], Worlding, Re-Worlding, Wilding and Re-Wilding, [[Afrofuturism]], Global South Futurisms, [https://monoskop.org/South_asian_futurisms South Asian Futurisms], Amazofuturism, Post Western, Tropical Futurism, Decolonization
 
[[Futurisms]], Worlding, Re-Worlding, Wilding and Re-Wilding, [[Afrofuturism]], Global South Futurisms, [https://monoskop.org/South_asian_futurisms South Asian Futurisms], Amazofuturism, Post Western, Tropical Futurism, Decolonization

Revision as of 01:37, 27 May 2025

Names

  • Solarpunk
  • Solar Punk

Origin

  • The term "solarpunk" was first coined in a blog post called "From Steampunk to Solarpunk" in May 2008 by an anonymous author.

Definitions

  • The "punk" part of solarpunk comes from its roots in counter-culture and other types of "alternate futurisms" like cyberpunk and steampunk, while the "solar" part refers to the use of solar energy and an overall eco-aesthetic, and the imagery of sunlight as a symbol of hope.
  • It often includes Art Nouveau, ecological and eco-feminist aesthetics.
  • Adam Flynn describes Solarpunk as including:
    • 1800s age-of-sail/frontier living (but with more bicycles)
    • Creative reuse of existing infrastructure (sometimes post-apocalyptic, sometimes present-weird)
    • Jugaad-style innovation from the developing world
    • High-tech backends with simple, elegant outputs

Artists and Creators

  • Olivia Louise


Curators, Theorists and Researchers

  • Adam Flynn

Discussions and Panels

Conferences and Forums

Exhibitions and Catalogues

Films, Short Films, Series

  • Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984.

Publications

Books

Magazines, Journals, Blogs

Videos, Podcasts, Radio

Essays, Articles, Book Chapters

Theses

See Also

Futurisms, Worlding, Re-Worlding, Wilding and Re-Wilding, Afrofuturism, Global South Futurisms, South Asian Futurisms, Amazofuturism, Post Western, Tropical Futurism, Decolonization