Eco-Concepts

Critical Reflections in Emerging Ecocritical Theory and Ecological Thought

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvCenk Tan,ISMAIL Serdar Altaç,ISMAIL Serdar Altac,Ismail Serdar Altaç

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Eco-Concepts: Critical Reflections in Emerging Ecocritical Theory and Ecological Thought offers an intellectual journey through the ever-evolving landscapes of environmental discourse. This thought-provoking volume brings together contributors from international scholarship to scrutinize and illuminate the contemporary trends reshaping our understanding of the natural environment. From the intricate interplay of rising ecocritical theories like restoration and empirical ecocriticism to the nuanced shifts in the reimagining of ecological concepts, this book unravels the complexities of our relationship with the natural sphere. This scholarly collection serves as a compass, guiding readers through the uncharted territories of environmental scholarship or revisiting existing study through fresh critical perspectives. Eco-Concepts strives to become an essential source of reference for academics, students, and individuals seeking an in-depth exploration of the innovative notions influencing the trajectory of discussions on ecology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-06-06
Mått160 x 237 x 26 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEcocritical Theory and Practice
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666923483

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Table of ContentsEditors’ IntroductionCenk Tan & Ismail Serdar AltaçPart I – Reimagining Ecological Concepts1. Revisiting Ecocide: At the Threshold of International Ecocide LawCenk Tan2. Petroculture: Exploring the Limits of Oil, Utopia and ImaginationIsmail Serdar Altaç3. Dark Ecology: Embracing Strange Intimacies and Withdrawals in the Joyful Collapse of NatureClara Soudan4. Anthropocene and Capitalocene: Humans and Systems in Earth’s Emergent EpochRebekah A. Taylor-Wiseman5. Plantationocene, Chthulucene, and Agency as Process and RelationLenka Filipova6. Bioregionalism and Biocultural Region: Reconceptualizing the Human-Environment-Place Interrelationships Beyond the Culture/Nature DichotomyAbhra Paul & Amarjeet Nayak7. Reading Ecophobia in the Capitalocene Brian Deyo8. Eco-Deconstruction, or (Post)Humanism of the Other (Nonhuman)Philippe Lynes9. Environmental Justice: The Beginning, Present and What Awaits Humanity in the FutureErden El10. Ecopsychology and Indigenous Ecosophy: Lessons in SustainabilityPanchali Bhattarchaya & Pritam Panda11. Hyperobjects: How to Move Forward While Entangled in the MeshAna SentovPart II – Exploring Ecocriticisms12. Restoration Ecocriticism: From Habitat Destruction to Hands-on ActionUfuk Özdag13. Affective Ecocriticism: From Thinking to Feeling and Being-Together Denis Petrina14. Empirical Ecocriticism: Unveiling the Power of Literature in Environmental ConsciousnessMilena Škobo15. Material Ecocriticism: Reading the Nonhuman WorldGina Stamm16. Posthuman Ecocriticism: Finding Our Way through Collaborative SurvivalMahinur Gözde KasurkaPart III – Traversing Disciplinary Boundaries17. Blue Humanities: Oceans as History, Matter, and ImaginationAina Vidal Pérez18. Nuclear Humanities: Envisioning the Nuclear as a Societal and Ecological ValueInna Sukhenko19. Critical Animal Studies: Toward the AnthropoceneZiba Rashidian20. Unravelling Critical Plant StudiesKübra Vural Özbey21. Gandhian Ecosophy: Reflections on Ecology and Self Narayan JenaIndexAbout the Contributors

The “polycrisis” of our time has brought forth a dynamic array of creative responses from interdisciplinary scholars in the environmental humanities. The diverse contributors to this collection orient us to this complex mosaic of emerging ideas and approaches. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find useful guidance here as we seek our collective way forward amid perplexing social and environmental change.