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

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