A look at capitalism’s future by science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson leads off a series of UT Dallas arts events in a week that also includes a dance performance, jazz concert and an art exhibit opening.
Best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy, Robinson will give a talk Wednesday, Nov. 16, titled Valuing the Earth and Future Generations: Imagining Post Capitalism. Robinson argues that our current economic system undervalues both the environment and future human generations and leaves us ill-prepared for future changes.
“The problem is that the future is so hard to imagine that we tend to take analogies from the past,” Robinson said at the Bruce Initiative on Rethinking Capitalism conference at UC Santa Cruz in April.
Robinson challenges science to design a more effective economic system.
His talk is at 7:30 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall.
Robinson has published 15 novels and several short story collections, many of which explore ecological and sociological themes. Recently, the U.S. National Science Foundation sent Robinson to Antarctica as part of its Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. He holds a PhD in English from UC San Diego.
Other arts events scheduled this week include: