Journal | Lagoonscapes
Monographic journal issue | 2 | 2 | 2022
Arboreal Ecocriticism
open access | peer reviewed-
edited by
- Scott Slovic - University of Idaho, USA - email
- Shiuhhuah Serena Chou - Academia Sinica, Taiwan - email
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 Tree worship • The sacred tree • Plant writing • Planting trees • Life writing • Arboreal poetics • Dendrocriticism • Kallen Pokkudan • Bill Neidjie • The profane • Biosemiosis • The social • Veronica Lake • Children’s guardian deity • The political • Gija Jumulu • Mangroves • Eco-shamanism • Phytography • Land revival • Change • Tree of life • Wangari Maathai • Poiesis • Upheaval • Climate crisis • Fire • Tim Winton • The superstitious • Environmental humanities • Jean Giono • Connections • Alech Choate • Lantern Festival • Arboreal ecocriticism • Buket Uzuner • The sacred • Zoopoetics • Moon Festival
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2022/04 | Published Dec. 15, 2022 | Language en
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