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In comparison with other 'political' forms of criticism, there has been relatively little dispute about the moral and philosophical aims of ecocriticism, although its scope has broadened from nature writing, romantic poetry, and canonical literature to take in film, television, theatre, animal stories, architectures, scientific narratives and an extraordinary range of literary texts.
Ecofiction (also "eco-fiction" or "eco fiction") is the branch of literature that encompasses nature or environment-oriented works of fiction. [1] While this super genre's roots are seen in classic, pastoral, magical realism, animal metamorphoses, science fiction, and other genres, the term ecofiction did not become popular until the 1960s when various movements created the platform for an ...
It was founded in 1992 at a special session of the Western Literature Association conference in Reno, Nevada for the purpose of "sharing of facts, ideas, and texts concerning the study of literature and the environment." [4] [5] [6] The association hosts a biennial conference since 1995, alternating with symposia in non-conference years.
Adamson's work is widely cited in the fields of eco-criticism, environmental justice critical studies, and Native American and indigenous studies.Her publications focus on global Indigenous peoples and cultures, Southwestern American borderlands and Sonoran Desert studies, ranching and grasslands, [3] food justice and the food sovereignty movement, and multi-species ethnography.
Howarth was a founding member of the Princeton Environmental Institute and among the earliest scholars to define and explore the field of literary ecocriticism. His essay "Some Principles of Ecocriticism" describes the origins and evolution of this field from early work in ecology, ethics, language, criticism, geography, natural and social ...
Reading Under the Sign of Nature: New Essays in Ecocriticism (co-edited) Sarah McFarland Taylor: F: Various themes: Green Sisters: A Spiritual Ecology: Henry David Thoreau: M: 1817–1862: Various themes: Category:Books by Henry David Thoreau: Karen J. Warren: F: 1947– Various themes: Arthur Waskow: M: 1933– Various themes
Terry Gifford (born in 1946) is a British scholar at Bath Spa University [1] and poet. He is known for his role in developing British ecocriticism and his research interests include pastoral literary theory, ecofeminist analysis of D.H. Lawrence, John Muir, Ted Hughes, creative writing, poetry, and mountaineering.
Brooks Ashton Nichols (born 1953) is the Walter E. Beach ’56 Distinguished Chair Emeritus in Sustainable Studies and Professor of English Language and Literature Emeritus at Dickinson College. His interests are in literature, contemporary ecocriticism, Romanticism, and nature writing.