I will apply an ecocritical lens to three primary texts. Beginning with early industrial capitalism, I turn to a classic fiction of cultural ‘encounter’––Joseph Conrad’s 1902 novella Heart of Darkness. I will briefly consider the continuation of the ‘Heart of Darkness’ trope through Hupert Sauper’s 2006 documentary Darwin’s Nightmare before turning to Richard Fleischer’s 1973 film Soylent Green. ... read moreThis science fiction mystery, along with the other primary texts will set the stage for analyzing the ecocritical investments of Margaret Atwood’s 2003 novel Oryx and Crake.read less