“Drones Above the Coral Sands”

Title“Drones Above the Coral Sands”
Year for Search2019
AuthorsColeman, Claire G.(b. 1974)
Secondary TitleMcSweeney’s 58. 2040 A.D.
Volume / Edition58
Pagination34-47
Date Published2019
PublisherMcSweeney’s Quarterly Concern
Place PublishedSan Francisco, CA
KeywordsAboriginal author, Female author
Annotation

The story is set in Far North Queensland, Australia and is concerned with the death of the coral reefs from the point-of-view of someone who is documenting the continuing destruction of the reef. Collecting such information has been outlawed by the “eco-fascist” government that only pretends to be protecting the environment while actually helping the corporations exploiting the country’s natural resources.

Illustration

Illus. Wesley Allsbrook

Holding Institutions

PSt, PU

Author Note

Aboriginal (Wirlomin Noongar) female author.

Full Text

2019 Coleman, Claire G. “Drones above the Coral Sands.” Illus. Wesley Allsbrook. 2040 A.D. McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern 58 (Winter 2019): 35-47. PSt, PU

The story is set in Far North Queensland, Australia and is concerned with the death of the coral reefs from the point-of-view of someone who is documenting the continuing destruction of the reef. Collecting such information has been outlawed by the “eco-fascist” government that only pretends to be protecting the environment while actually helping the corporations exploiting the country’s natural resources. The authors of the stories were each “assigned a specific climate event mentioned” in the 2018 UN climate report collaborating with experts recommended by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) who “provide a scientific backbone” for the stories while giving the writers free rein to determine how closely they adhered to that science” (6-7). The Introduction to the volume (7-12) is by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Chief Program Officer of the NDRC. Aboriginal (Wirlomin Noongar) female author.