Perspectives on ecocriticism : local beginnings, global echoes /
This volume gathers together papers presented at the conference 'Ecocriticism in the Nordic Countries; Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' held in Västerås, Sweden, in 2017, organized by the research group Ecocritical Forum at Mälardalen University. The conference, which was an attempt to survey l...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
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| Summary: | This volume gathers together papers presented at the conference 'Ecocriticism in the Nordic Countries; Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' held in Västerås, Sweden, in 2017, organized by the research group Ecocritical Forum at Mälardalen University. The conference, which was an attempt to survey local ecocritical activities, transcended Nordic boundaries, engaging scholars from Europe and the United States. This expansion from the local to the global mirrors the subject of the conference: ecocriticism, a cross-disciplinary field of research in the intersection of environmental issues and cultural expressions. The chapters here engage with topical issues such as the Anthropocene, sustainability in education, and civilizational critique, as well as schools of thought such as materialism, dark ecology, and animal studies. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 1527532003 9781527532007 |