Speaking from experience, I can say that his work is fascinating and well worth the read. Paolo Bacigalupi is an American author who utilizes this method effectively, using his platform to discuss environmental and cultural issues involving the era of the Anthropocene. Looking at the celebrity culture that embodies American society at the moment, it may seem a little more obvious that this technique of advocacy through entertainment has real merit behind it. For example, the ALS ice bucket challenge was a popular fad that had people dumping freezing buckets of ice and water on themselves and challenging others to do the same over social media for the purpose of raising money and awareness for the issue. Yet it is possible to advocate for an issue through entertainment. It seems trivial to think that such a book could be meant for more than just entertaining the fantasies of teenager's minds. Such a novel could be similar to the Hunger Games franchise by Suzanne Collins, a series that has taken much of the world by storm in recent years. You become precariously perched there, similar to the cliffhangers that keep you entranced. image_header T13:59:09-08:00 Matthew Caldwell 1db798d1ffc04157296b188b71b7c80b4aef5925 Imagine reading a novel based on dystopian fiction that has you captivated, sitting on the edge of your seat for hours. As an artist of the Anthropocene, Bacigalupi grabs readers' attentions and captivates them with works that highlight the necessity of action and the consequences of inaction. anthropocene art / art of the anthropocene Main Menu introduction can books save the earth? prose for the Anthropocene profiles by panel #1 poetry for the Anthropocene profiles by panel #2 striking images for a challenging time profiles by panel #3 international perspectives on the Anthropocene profiles by panel #4 credits bios of anthology contributors students at Xavier University fd7e08c2040fafbab618d70c4359c086ff25f242 Paolo Bacigalupi by Matt Caldwell 1 T13:56:41-08:00 students at Xavier University fd7e08c2040fafbab618d70c4359c086ff25f242 26204 39 Paolo Bacigalupi is an American writer known for his short stories and novels with themes of biopunk and dystopian fantasy. Please enable Javascript and reload the page.

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