Arboreal Ecocriticism
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Language: en
Published: Dec. 15, 2022
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.
Connections • Arboreal ecocriticism • Lantern Festival • Fire • Eco-shamanism • Bill Neidjie • Veronica Lake • Wangari Maathai • Arboreal poetics • The sacred • The superstitious • Upheaval • The social • Tim Winton • Children’s guardian deity • Poiesis • Moon Festival • Land revival • Alech Choate • Tree worship • Phytography • Biosemiosis • Gija Jumulu • Dendrocriticism • Change • Kallen Pokkudan • Life writing • The profane • The political • Zoopoetics • Plant writing • Buket Uzuner • The sacred tree • Climate crisis • Environmental humanities • Jean Giono • Mangroves • Planting trees • Tree of life