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ecocritical explorations in southwestern literature
xviii, 264 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
"Ecocritical study of multicultural literature of the American Southwest, Xerophilia centers on the love of desert places to examine how Southwestern writers contribute to a sustainable bioregional culture. Analyzes a variety of genres in terms of environmental justice theory, phenomenology, border studies, ethnography, entomology, conservation biology, environmental history, and ecoaesthetics"--Provided by publisher.
Introduction: The Southwest : from region to bioregions -- Acequia culture : watershed consciousness and environmental justice in the literature of the upper Rio Grande bioregion -- Border(home)lands : bioregional readings in border literature -- Dignifying the overlooked : invertebrates in southwestern literature -- Re-sensing place : ecological aesthetics, embodied experience, and environmental literature -- Conclusion: Saving Tortugas Arroyo : are words enough?
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-251) and index.