Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope

These excerpts from Inbetweenness, an upcoming hopepunk novel, intertwine eco-social justice narratives and Indigenous education through climate fiction. Inbetweenness challenges Western-centric paradigms by highlighting diverse voices and posthumanist perspectives, focusing on the tension between c...

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Main Author: Nicholas R.G. Stanger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Australian Journal of Environmental Education
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0814062625100621/type/journal_article
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description These excerpts from Inbetweenness, an upcoming hopepunk novel, intertwine eco-social justice narratives and Indigenous education through climate fiction. Inbetweenness challenges Western-centric paradigms by highlighting diverse voices and posthumanist perspectives, focusing on the tension between contemporary environmental crises and Indigenous knowledge systems. It features characters like Joanne Penderwith, a graduate student navigating social justice, ecological connection, and decolonial praxis, inviting readers to reflect on allyship and positionality within activism. The novel also juxtaposes human-centric actions with the voices of other-than-human entities, using multi-species ethnography to embody ecological storytelling. A pivotal segment details Joanne’s transformative experience at a salmon ceremony led by the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, showcasing the resilience of Indigenous practices and their potential to guide sustainable futures. Inbetweenness uses fiction-based research methods grounded in 20 years of transdisciplinary research. It critiques performative allyship and advocates for authentic relationships with Indigenous communities, proposing a hopeful approach to environmental education and climate action.
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spelling doaj-art-834e434dd9084ce5abb8608e902fffbe2025-08-22T06:01:38ZengCambridge University PressAustralian Journal of Environmental Education0814-06262049-775X11710.1017/aee.2025.10062Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and HopeNicholas R.G. Stanger0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3731-1868College of the Environment, W̱SÁNEĆ College, Brentwood Bay,British ColumbiaV8M 1R3, CanadaThese excerpts from Inbetweenness, an upcoming hopepunk novel, intertwine eco-social justice narratives and Indigenous education through climate fiction. Inbetweenness challenges Western-centric paradigms by highlighting diverse voices and posthumanist perspectives, focusing on the tension between contemporary environmental crises and Indigenous knowledge systems. It features characters like Joanne Penderwith, a graduate student navigating social justice, ecological connection, and decolonial praxis, inviting readers to reflect on allyship and positionality within activism. The novel also juxtaposes human-centric actions with the voices of other-than-human entities, using multi-species ethnography to embody ecological storytelling. A pivotal segment details Joanne’s transformative experience at a salmon ceremony led by the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, showcasing the resilience of Indigenous practices and their potential to guide sustainable futures. Inbetweenness uses fiction-based research methods grounded in 20 years of transdisciplinary research. It critiques performative allyship and advocates for authentic relationships with Indigenous communities, proposing a hopeful approach to environmental education and climate action.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0814062625100621/type/journal_articleClimate fictiondecolonisationHopepunkIndigenous educationlanguage revitalisation
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Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
Australian Journal of Environmental Education
Climate fiction
decolonisation
Hopepunk
Indigenous education
language revitalisation
title Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
title_full Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
title_fullStr Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
title_full_unstemmed Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
title_short Excerpts from Inbetweenness: Joanne and SPÁ,EŦ on Death and Hope
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topic Climate fiction
decolonisation
Hopepunk
Indigenous education
language revitalisation
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0814062625100621/type/journal_article
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