Overview

Ecological Interconnections: Critical Readings on Ethics, Sustainability and Interspecies Communication in Literature and Culture argues that literature and cultural studies are vital tools for understanding and addressing ecological issues. This edited book of sixteen essays explores how literary texts and cultural iconography can highlight ecological ethics, promote sustainability, and enhance interspecies communication. By critiquing anthropocentric perspectives and emphasizing non-human ecologies, the book explores the importance of deep ecology and ecoprecarity in contemporary discourse. Divided into three sections—""Interspecies Communication and Intersection,"" ""Eco-ethical Intersection and Responsibility,"" and ""Towards Ecological Sustainability""—the essays advocate for a practical shift from theoretical considerations to active ecological commitment. The book demonstrates that literature can cultivate eco-consciousness and empathy, fostering sustainable coexistence. Through its interdisciplinary approach, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, making it an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and eco-conscious individuals.

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Author:   Shruti Das ,  Mridul Bordoloi ,  Shruti Das ,  Mridul Bordoloi
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN:  

9781666973884

ISBN 10:   1666973882
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   15 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Richard Kerridge Acknowledgments Introduction Shruti Das and Mridul Bordolai Part I: Interspecies Communication and Intersection Chapter1: Fungal Friends: The Parable of the Mushroom in Canadian Literature Erin Samant Chapter 2 : Spiral of Destruction: War, Silence, and Environment in Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Ike’s Sunset at Dawn Thomas Jay Lynn Chapter 3: Stone and Rocks in Tribal Folk Imagination: A Study with Reference to Folktales and Traditions from Northeast India Arzuman Ara Chapter 4: Telluric Aesthetics in Nina Bouraoui’s Le Jourdu Séisme: From the Cartography of Memory to the Seismic Knowledge of the Body Azzeddine Bouhassoun Part II: Eco-ethical Intersection and Responsibility Chapter 5: Ancient Indic Wisdom Inherent in the Concept of Aprigraha as Eco-ethics and Environmental Concerns Today Jagriti Upadhyaya Chapter 6: The Postsecular Ecology of the Pynchon verse: Gravity’s Rainbow in Translation Łukasz Barciński Chapter 7: Eco-wokeism, Eco-justice, and Eco-precarity: Critical Reading of Assamese Poetry and Short Stories Mridul Bordoloi Chapter 8: The Posthuman Condition and Ecological Ethics Shruti Das Chapter 9: An Eco-thealogical Analysis of ŚāktaTantra with Reference to the Myths of Two Tantric Goddesses Sudipta Chakraborty Chapter 10: The Surreal Symphony: Interweaving Nature, Culture, Myth and Human Psyche in Durga Puja Ashes Gupta Chapter11: Trade in Exotics and the Construction of Nineteenth-Century British Identities Saswati Halder and Md. Shahnawaz PartIII:TowardsEcologicalSustainability Chapter 12: Animals and the Empire: The Representation of Wildlife in Selected Colonial Travelogues on Assam Akash Borchetia Chapter 13: Interspecies Ecologies, Rural Communities, and the Human-Horse Relationship: A View from Brazil Miriam Adelman Chapter 14: The Hidden Life of Mosses: Lessons in Resilience and Resistance in Liz Ziemska’s Short Story Hunt Relic Patrycja Austin Chapter 15: Sustaining in the Wilderness: An Ecopsychological Exploration of Lauren Groff's The Vaster Wilds Ranjit Mandal and Shruti Das Chapter 16: “When We Cease to Understand the World”: Place, Possible and Real, in the Films of Andrei Tarkovsky Kasturi Mukherjee About the Editors About the Contributors

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"""Through an ecocritical South Asian lens, Ecological Interconnections explores a wealth of literary and cultural texts, each illuminating the ways human cultures and economies treat the more-than-human world, affecting the quality and possibility of our shared futures."" --Greta Gaard, University of Wisconsin-River Falls"

"""True to its title, this volume offers a range of essays that intersect to offer richly rewarding insights into how contemporary narratives from around the world communicate vital ecological principles, from environmental justice to interspecies relationships. The book reminds us that any hope of resolving our planetary crisis depends on the kind of globally-minded, dialogical reading represented in these pages."" --Alan Johnson, Idaho State University ""Through an ecocritical South Asian lens, Ecological Interconnections explores a wealth of literary and cultural texts, each illuminating the ways human cultures and economies treat the more-than-human world, affecting the quality and possibility of our shared futures."" --Greta Gaard, University of Wisconsin-River Falls"

Author Information

Shruti Das is professor and head of the Post Graduate Department of English and director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Berhampur University. Mridul Bordoloi is professor and head of the Department of English at Dibrugarh University.

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