Eco-Concepts: Critical Reflections in Emerging Ecocritical Theory and Ecological Thought offers an intellectual journey through the ever-evolving landscapes of environmental discourse. This thought-provoking volume convenes eminent contributors from international scholarship to scrutinize and illuminate the contemporary trends reshaping our understanding of the natural environment. From the intricate interplay of rising ecocritical theories like Restoration and Empirical ecocriticism to the nuanced shifts in the reimagining of ecological concepts, the book unravels the complexities of our relationship with the natural sphere. Eco-Concepts delves into the forefront of ecological thought by traversing disciplinary boundaries such as Blue Humanities, Critical Plant Studies, and Gandhian Ecosophy. This scholarly collection serves as a compass, guiding readers through the uncharted territories of environmental scholarship or revisits the existing ones through fresh critical perspectives. As global challenges demand innovative solutions, this book offers critical reflections into pressing concepts such as ecocide, petroculture and dark ecology that inspire a deeper, more nuanced engagement with ecological issues. Eco-Concepts strives to become an essential source of reference for academics, students, and individuals seeking an in-depth exploration of the innovative notions influencing the trajectory of discussions on ecology.
Recenzijas
The polycrisis of our time has brought forth a dynamic array of creative responses from interdisciplinary scholars in the environmental humanities. The diverse contributors to this collection orient us to this complex mosaic of emerging ideas and approaches. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find useful guidance here as we seek our collective way forward amid perplexing social and environmental change. -- Curt Meine, Senior Fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation and Center for Humans and Nature
Table of Contents
Editors Introduction
Cenk Tan & smail Serdar Altaē
Part I Reimagining Ecological Concepts
1. Revisiting Ecocide: At the Threshold of International Ecocide Law
Cenk Tan
2. Petroculture: Exploring the Limits of Oil, Utopia and Imagination
smail Serdar Altaē
3. Dark Ecology: Embracing Strange Intimacies and Withdrawals in the Joyful
Collapse of Nature
Clara Soudan
4. Anthropocene and Capitalocene: Humans and Systems in Earths Emergent
Epoch
Rebekah A. Taylor-Wiseman
5. Plantationocene, Chthulucene, and Agency as Process and Relation
Lenka Filipova
6. Bioregionalism and Biocultural Region: Reconceptualizing the
Human-Environment-Place Interrelationships Beyond the Culture/Nature
Dichotomy
Abhra Paul & Amarjeet Nayak
7. Reading Ecophobia in the Capitalocene
Brian Deyo
8. Eco-Deconstruction, or (Post)Humanism of the Other (Nonhuman)
Philippe Lynes
9. Environmental Justice: The Beginning, Present and What Awaits Humanity in
the Future
Erden El
10. Ecopsychology and Indigenous Ecosophy: Lessons in Sustainability
Panchali Bhattarchaya & Pritam Panda
11. Hyperobjects: How to Move Forward While Entangled in the Mesh
Ana Sentov
Part II Exploring Ecocriticisms
12. Restoration Ecocriticism: From Habitat Destruction to Hands-on Action
Ufuk Özda
13. Affective Ecocriticism: From Thinking to Feeling and Being-Together
Denis Petrina
14. Empirical Ecocriticism: Unveiling the Power of Literature in
Environmental Consciousness
Milena kobo
15. Material Ecocriticism: Reading the Nonhuman World
Gina Stamm
16. Posthuman Ecocriticism: Finding Our Way through Collaborative Survival
Mahinur Gözde Kasurka
Part III Traversing Disciplinary Boundaries
17. Blue Humanities: Oceans as History, Matter, and Imagination
Aina Vidal Pérez
18. Nuclear Humanities: Envisioning the Nuclear as a Societal and Ecological
Value
Inna Sukhenko
19. Critical Animal Studies: Toward the Anthropocene
Ziba Rashidian
20. Unravelling Critical Plant Studies
Kübra Vural Özbey
21. Gandhian Ecosophy: Reflections on Ecology and Self
Narayan Jena
Index
About the Contributors
smail Serdar Altaē is assistant professor in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Nevehir Hac Bekta Veli University, Turkey.
Cenk Tan is lecturer doctor at Pamukkale University, Turkey.