Panel proposed at the 2023 ASLE + AESS Conference: “Reclaiming the Commons”
July 9–12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon

To anticipate the fall 2023 premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s completion of his film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, this pre-formed panel seeks papers that examine the ecology of the novel and/or adaptations of Dune. On Dune in 10,000 years, the planetary ecologist Liet Kynes hears the voice of his dead father reminding him that the “highest function of ecology is understanding consequences,” and that he “must cultivate …