Hydronarratives

""Hydronarratives is a teachable, hopeful contemplation of water, the arts, and just futures.""—Jane Griffith, Western Historical Quarterly ""These studies should enrich the discussion of how to prepare communities to grapple with energy and climate challenges in an equitable way.""—E. Gomezdelcampo, Choice ""With its persuasive arguments and methodologies, Hydronarratives is a timely addition to the emergent field of hydro-humanities which merits its place under the umbrella of environmental humanities and next to its older cousin, petrofiction.""—Paula Anca Farca, American Literary History ""Hydronarratives is, above all, an argument for the urgent need to look for, identify, and produce future-looking stories about a just transition as a key metric to calling this future into being.""—Anne Stewart, H-Environment “Original, well researched, and current. Hydronarratives is an important contribution to the field of environmental justice and creates a clear connection between artistic imagination—film, museums, photography, sculpture, and literature—and broad social change. Matthew Henry’s book is broadly and impressively grounded in theoretical, journalistic, and political conversations. He deftly demonstrates the connections between these sources and the vital work of reimagining our future.”—David T. Sumner, professor of English and environmental studies at Linfield University “Hydronarratives is poised to make a valuable contribution to the field—specifically regarding cultural studies—with its inclusion of contemporary politics and hopeful futures. The discussion of racial capitalism in particular is thoroughly detailed as it pertains to water issues in key U.S. cities and regions. Complicated and controversial works are analyzed with elegance and care throughout.”—Kathryn Cornell Dolan, author of Cattle Country: Livestock in the Cultural Imagination