School of English PhD Candidate Meg Meredith's debut article in The Conversation explores 5 novels in the speculative fiction genre with compelling representations of soil. From imagining agriculture on the moons of Jupiter to learning how to integrate humanity into an alien ecosystem, these novels offer fresh and vital perspectives on our relationship to the thin layer of topsoil which all land-based species depend on.
The article is an excellent example of how research within the School of English is helping to reimagine humanity and its place within the natural world in the face of the climate crisis. Read it in full here.