Lagoonscapes

The Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities

Arboreal Ecocriticism

open access | peer reviewed
    edited by
  • Scott Slovic - University of Idaho, USA - email
  • Shiuhhuah Serena Chou - Academia Sinica, Taiwan - email
Abstract

The articles collected in this special issue devoted to what we are calling “Arboreal Ecocriticism” exhibit tree-consciousness in a variety of cultural, linguistic, and national traditions, including Australian Aboriginal poetry, Moroccan fiction, Indian activist prose, Turkish shamanistic fiction, French literature, and Taiwanese folklore.

Keywords Eco-shamanismChildren’s guardian deityThe sacredPhytographyThe politicalConnectionsKallen PokkudanPoiesisAlech ChoateZoopoeticsWangari MaathaiJean GionoMangrovesMoon FestivalTree of lifeChangeArboreal ecocriticismThe socialUpheavalFireLantern FestivalDendrocriticismBuket UzunerTim WintonThe sacred treeThe profaneLife writingVeronica LakePlanting treesClimate crisisTree worshipBill NeidjieArboreal poeticsPlant writingGija JumuluThe superstitiousEnvironmental humanitiesBiosemiosisLand revival

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2022/04 | Published Dec. 15, 2022 | Language en