Environmental Postcolonialism

doi:10.5771/9781793634573

Environmental Postcolonialism

A Literary Response

1. Auflage 2021

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doi.org/10.5771/9781793634573
ISBN print: 978-1-7936-3456-6
ISBN online: 978-1-7936-3457-3
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

Environmental Postcolonialism: A Literary Response is an academic investigation of the environmental repercussions of colonial destruction. This volume addresses the complex interplay between postcolonialism and environmental discourse through literature produced in the ex-colonies. This literature is read from the standpoint of ex-colonies within their human and non-human context. The primary objective of this volume is to scrutinize environmental concerns in the light of postcolonial theory, and so it examines works of art from the twin perspective of eco-criticism and postcolonialism which illuminates and underscores how colonizers destroyed and interfered with both nature and culture. Through discussing the intersecting layers of ecocriticism and postcolonial criticism, the volume gestures to new directions and generates a hopeful vision of a decolonized world.

Schlagworte

Post-colonial Environmentalism Environmental crisis Colonial Destruction Colonial Legacy Nature and Literature Eco-criticism

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Preface
- Contents
1–16 Chapter 1 Introduction 1–16
17–30 Chapter 2 “Transformation Is the Rule of Life” 17–30
31–46 Chapter 3 Cultural Nationalism and Sacred Groves of Kerala 31–46
47–60 Chapter 4 Politics, Oil, and Theater in Africa 47–60
61–74 Chapter 5 Through the Postcolonial Lens 61–74
75–88 Chapter 6 “Aesthetics of Belonging” 75–88
89–102 Chapter 7 I Am a Tree Leaning 89–102
103–114 Chapter 8 For Appearances Must Deceive 103–114
115–126 Chapter 9 Postcolonial Ecology and Representation 115–126
127–138 Chapter 10 Land, Labor, and Family 127–138
139–154 Chapter 11 “Coloniality” of Humans and the Ecology 139–154
155–170 Chapter 12 Women and Power 155–170
171–182 Chapter 13 Nature and Resistance in Coetzee and Abani 171–182
183–196 Chapter 14 Colonialism, Capitalism, and Nature 183–196
197–210 Chapter 15 Beyond the Dichotomy of Humans and Animals 197–210
211–226 Chapter 16 Provincializing Ecocriticism 211–226
227–228 Index 227–228
229–234 About the Contributors 229–234

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