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Author:   Sangita Patil
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367198336

ISBN 10:   0367198339
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   25 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction: Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel Introduction Ecofeminism: Environmental Studies and Feminism Ecofeminism: Indian Polemical Discourse Indian Novel 1 An Interface between Human Beings and Nature 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Genealogy of Ecofeminism 1.3 Indian Polemical Discourse: Environment and Ecofeminism 1.4 The Genealogy of Indian Novel 1.5 The Discursive Formation of the Environment in Indian Novel 1.6 Rumination on Indian Environment Movements and Protest 1.7 Conclusion: The Formulation of Framework 2 Agriculture as an Ecofeminist Concern: Nectar in a Sieve, The Upheaval, Return to Earth and Gift in Green 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Nectar in a Sieve: The Impact of Tannery on Pastoral Life 2.3 The Upheaval: The Impact of Mining on Farming Community 2.4 Shivram Karanth’s Return to Earth: The Impact of Modernization on Agrarian Culture 2.5 Sarah Joseph’s Gift in Green: A Toxic Discourse 3 Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis: The Coffer Dams and Dweepa 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Project of Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis in India 3.3 Kamala Markandaya’s The Coffer Dams: Modern Juggernaut 3.4 Na D’ Souza’s Dweepa: An Island of Destruction 4 The Industrial Disaster: Animal’s People 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Backdrop 4.3 Patriarchal Developmental Attitude: Industrial Disaster 4.4 Women as Victim of the Industrial Disaster 4.5 Rhetorical Tropes 4.6 The Uniqueness of Animal’s People as an Ecohumanist Narrative 5 Animals as Absent Referents: The Man from Chinnamasta 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Mythological Background 5.3 The Ethnography of Animal Sacrifice 5.4 Patriarchy and Animal Sacrifice 5.5 Women’s Concern for Animals 5.6 The Uniqueness of The Man from Chinnamasta as an Ecofeminist Narrative 6 Reconceptualizing Ecofeminism: From Ecofeminism to Ecohumanism 6.1 Introduction 6.2 An Overview of the Ecofeminist Concern 6.3 Reconceptualizing Ecofeminism: From Feminism to Humanism 6.4 Conceptual Framework

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Dr Sangita Patil is an Assistant Professor at LBS Govt First Grade College, Bengaluru, India. Her research interests include Ecofeminism, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies and Liberal Education.

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