Permanent record · RIR–2085
Deliberate Derangement and the Representation of Nonhuman Agency in Contemporary Oceanic Climate Fiction
This study explores how climate fiction utilizes 'deliberate derangement' to represent the Anthropocene. It examines how narrative concealment can highlight the limits of human-centered worldviews in the face of nonhuman agency.
How do oceanic climate fiction texts employ narrative concealment to represent the agency of nonhuman entities?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
The source suggests that further research could examine how readers process these 'uncanny presence-in-absence' narratives in different cultural contexts.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
This research advances the environmental humanities by theorizing new modes of storytelling for the Anthropocene.
Academic placement
OECD fields and topic tags
Scope: Contemporary oceanic climate fiction literature. · Method signals: Narrative analysis, Close reading, Ecocritical theory
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Exploration of ecocritical themes in contemporary literature.
Analysis of narrative strategies in climate-focused fiction.
Theoretical development of nonhuman agency in Futures Studies.
Qualification signal
85/100
- Requires deep engagement with literary theory.
- Suitable for interdisciplinary humanities research.
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APA 7 source
Celeste, M. (2026). Narrative Horizons: Deliberate Derangement in Oceanic Climate Fiction. Future Humanities, 4(1), Article e70025. https://doi.org/10.1002/fhu2.70025
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