Lagoonscapes

The Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities

Arboreal Ecocriticism

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

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2022/04 | Pubblicato 15 Dicembre 2022 | Lingua en