At the moment, the idea is to write a theoretical thesis about the value and impact of Solarpunk narratives.
I will mostly research literary and media sources to formulate my argument, and connect it all to my Torque Saga prototype as an example of practical application.
For context, Torque Saga is a solo-journaling ttrpg I'm designing to work a a form of "narrative campaign" for the Torque Arena miniatures game. At face value, the point is to explore the world of Torque and the stories that happen AROUND the tactical arena events. Behind the curtains the goal is to provide an experience that, while engaging and fun in its own merits, can be able to "teach" solarpunk ideas and concepts without any sort of tedious info-dump or classic frontal communication.
I guess the seed question is "how do we fight Capitalism Realism?" and my personal answer is "with Solarpunk narratives" (among other things).
So a better formulated academic question would be "Can Solarpunk help fight Capitalism Realism?" and the paper will be the argument in favor of this.