Considers the nature of perilous outdoor adventure tales, their gendered biases, and how they simultaneously promote and hinder ecological sustainability. To explore these themes, Kristin Jacobson defines and compares adrenaline narratives by a range of American authors published after the first Earth Day in 1970.
Focusing on the intersection of domestic fiction and feminist geography, this work redefines the literary history of domestic novels, traditionally associated with white, middle-class women's experiences. By examining a diverse range of authors across different periods and cultures, it highlights the emergence of neodomestic fiction in the 1980s. Kristin Jacobson's analysis uncovers the spatial dynamics of homemaking, revealing how these narratives reflect and shape societal norms and cultural identities.