Ibero-American Ecocriticism

Cultural and Social Explorations

By: J. Manuel Gomez (Editor, Contribution by), Rafael Andugar (Contribution by), Megan Cole (Contribution by), Maria C. Fellie (Contribution by)

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Hardcover | 23 February 2024

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242 Pages

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Ecocriticism: The Ibero-American Experience presents a distinct view of the diverse social and physical geographies of the Americas, their political and cultural connections to the Iberian Peninsula, and their relationship to the environment in its diverse representations. The topics ranging from myths and legends, poetics, young adult literature, arts and performance, to cinematography by women dialogue across chapters reveal a persistent usage of nature and environment as recurrent themes. Through visual and plastic arts, as well as poetic narratives of social utopias/dystopias, the contributors provide original readings on the effects of societal views and struggles to protect and consciously exploit the natural world. The uniqueness of this book relies therefore on the geographical and cultural approach to the poetics of nature and its metaphorical and physical embodiment, place and geography through utopian and dystopian world recreation and representation, and finally the nexus with ecology and social actors.

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Ibero-American Ecocriticism: Cultural and Social Explorations gathers nine essays on novels, films, poems, myths, and the literary history of peoples, plants, and lands that transcend nationalities and lineages, and bring to the fore the transatlantic dimension of both, environmental and cultural conflicts of global magnitude. Under the rubrics of Ecopoetics, Ecodystopias, and Ecojustice, the reader of Ibero-American Ecocriticism will find sharp critical studies and encouraging proposals for a better future within a transgeographical and dialogic frame where affection has as much a prominent role as aesthetics and ethics.

This book offers a valuable contribution to the growing body of scholarly studies on the Latin American environmental humanities, including many literary and cinematic works that have gone unstudied until now.

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