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OverviewThis book examines the relationship between literature, the environment and ecology in contemporary French-language literature from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. It builds on the observation that, in the age of the Anthropocene, ecological awareness is also expressed in fiction that challenges realist aesthetics, such as fables, fairy tales and magic realism. Adopting an ecopoetic perspective and covering a spectrum ranging from local issues to ecological disasters, this study explores the genres, literary modes and writing styles that highlight the agency of the natural world and reflect the instability of the relationship between humans and their environment. Ce livre interroge les rapports entre la littérature, l’environnement et l’écologie dans la littérature francophone contemporaine du Maghreb, de l’Afrique subsaharienne et des îles de l’océan Indien. Il part du constat qu’à l’époque de l’Anthropocène une conscience écologique s’exprime aussi dans des fictions qui s’affranchissent de l’esthétique réaliste, comme la fable, le conte, le réalisme magique… S’inscrivant dans une perspective écopoétique et couvrant un spectre qui va des enjeux locaux aux catastrophes écologiques, cette étude explore les genres, les modes littéraires et les procédés d’écriture qui mettent en avant l’agentivité du monde naturel et interrogent l’instabilité des rapports entre les humains et leur environnement. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sara BuekensPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 468 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9789004726734ISBN 10: 900472673 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 10 April 2025 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: French Table of ContentsReviewsBy relating literatures from the Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian Ocean beyond their specificities, this essay is a timely intervention in the increasingly prominent field of francophone postcolonial ecopoetics. Buekens’ readings – on rampant urbanisation, the disastrous effects of oil extraction, or entanglements between waste and social violence – show that Africa’s ecological complexities find compelling literary expressions through play with genres, magic realism, or aesthetics of anti-tropicalisation. Panoramic in perspective, yet attached to form and style, the study offers stimulating insights into a distinctive “African ecocritism” which contributes to renewing the paradigms of literary criticism about the Continent. - Markus Arnold, University of Cape Town, South Africa Author InformationSara Buekens is Professor of French and Francophone Literature at the VUB (Brussels). This book grows out of her FWO-funded research at UGent (Ghent). Her work – Émergence d'une littérature environnementale (Droz, 2020) – focuses on ecopoetics. Sara Buekens est professeur de littérature française et francophone à la VUB (Bruxelles). Elle a mené cette recherche dans le cadre d’un mandat FWO à la UGent (Gand). Ses travaux – Émergence d’une littérature environnementale (Droz, 2020) – portent sur l’écopoétique. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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