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* Solarpunk
 
* Solarpunk
 
* Solar Punk
 
* Solar Punk
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* Sunpunk
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* Sun Punk
  
 
==Origin==
 
==Origin==
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* Andrew Dana Hudson
 
* Andrew Dana Hudson
 
* KD Hume
 
* KD Hume
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* Tatjana Razaghi
 
* T.X. Watson
 
* T.X. Watson
  
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===Books===
 
===Books===
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* Imagine Deroko (Illustrator), Christopher Henningsen (Author), [https://www.amazon.ae/Beautiful-Futures-Solarpunk-Coloring-Book/dp/B0C91KL7W8 ''Beautiful Futures: A Solarpunk Coloring Book''], June 2023.
  
 
===Magazines, Journals, Blogs===
 
===Magazines, Journals, Blogs===
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* Jay Springett, [https://medium.com/solarpunks/solarpunk-a-reference-guide-8bcf18871965 "SOLARPUNK : A REFERENCE GUIDE"], Medium.com, Feb 26 2017.
 
* Jay Springett, [https://medium.com/solarpunks/solarpunk-a-reference-guide-8bcf18871965 "SOLARPUNK : A REFERENCE GUIDE"], Medium.com, Feb 26 2017.
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* Nicola K Smith, [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57761297 "What is solarpunk and can it help save the planet?"], BBC.com, August 03 2021.
  
 
* Alejandro Rivero-Vadillo, "Challenging Solarpunk’s Technophilia through Degrowth Imaginaries in Julia K. Patt’s “Caught Root” and Linda Jordan’s “Reclaiming”, ECOCENE: CAPPADOCIA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, Volume 3/Issue 1/June 2022.
 
* Alejandro Rivero-Vadillo, "Challenging Solarpunk’s Technophilia through Degrowth Imaginaries in Julia K. Patt’s “Caught Root” and Linda Jordan’s “Reclaiming”, ECOCENE: CAPPADOCIA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, Volume 3/Issue 1/June 2022.
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* Sage Agee, [https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/solarpunk-imagines-future-renewable-tech-socio-ecological-enlightenment/ "A Future Dream: How solarpunk helped alleviate my existential dread."], Earth Island Journal, Spring 2023.
  
 
===Theses===
 
===Theses===
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
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* Emma Gilliam, "Petro Pasts and Solar Futures: An Exploration of Critical, Creative, and Activist Solarpunk Discourse", Honor Scholar Thesis for DePauw University, 2023.
  
 
==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

Latest revision as of 10:33, 11 June 2025

Names[edit]

  • Solarpunk
  • Solar Punk
  • Sunpunk
  • Sun Punk

Origin[edit]

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

Definitions[edit]

  • 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
  • Many solarpunk writings reference the films of Miyazaki as early influences.
  • The genre came together via the blogging platforms Tumblr and Medium.

Artists and Creators[edit]

  • Vincent Callebaut
  • Olivia Louise
  • Luc Schuiten

Curators, Theorists and Researchers[edit]

  • Adam Flynn
  • Andrew Dana Hudson
  • KD Hume
  • Tatjana Razaghi
  • T.X. Watson

Discussions and Panels[edit]

Conferences and Forums[edit]

Exhibitions and Catalogues[edit]

Films, Short Films, Series[edit]

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

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

Magazines, Journals, Blogs[edit]

Videos, Podcasts, Radio[edit]

Essays, Articles, Book Chapters[edit]

  • Alejandro Rivero-Vadillo, "Challenging Solarpunk’s Technophilia through Degrowth Imaginaries in Julia K. Patt’s “Caught Root” and Linda Jordan’s “Reclaiming”, ECOCENE: CAPPADOCIA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, Volume 3/Issue 1/June 2022.

Theses[edit]

  • Emma Gilliam, "Petro Pasts and Solar Futures: An Exploration of Critical, Creative, and Activist Solarpunk Discourse", Honor Scholar Thesis for DePauw University, 2023.

See Also[edit]

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

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