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Erosion : American environments and the anxiety of disappearance /

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"In Erosion, Gina Caison traces how American authors and photographers have grappled with soil erosion as a material reality that shapes narratives of identity, belonging, and environment. Examining canonical American texts and photography including The Grapes of Wrath, Octavia Butler's Pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caison, Gina, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Ecocriticism.
American literature > Themes, motives.
Ecology in literature.
Soil erosion.
Écocritique.
Littérature américaine > Thèmes, motifs.
Sols > Érosion.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
Table of Contents:
  • Erosion
  • Landslides and Horizons of the West
  • Surfaces and Allotments of the Heartland
  • Disappearing Grounds and Backgrounds of the Gulf
  • Gullies and Removals of the Plantation South
  • Littoral Cells and Literal Sells of the Atlantic
  • What We Talk about When We Talk about Erosion.