25. Sep – 27. September 2019 PhD Course: Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment University of Agder, Norway Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment Ecocriticism, that is, research focusing on the relation between literature, culture and the environment, is a rapidly growing field both internationally and within Norway. As an environmental humanities discipline, ecocritical research…
Call for Papers: International Conference on Ecopoetics “Dwellings of Enchantment: Writing and Reenchanting the Earth” http://ecopoeticsperpignan.com/call-for-papersappel-a-communications/ Under the aegis of the CRESEM University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France June 22nd-25th 2016 Guest Writers Linda Hogan Other writers to be confirmed Confirmed Keynote Speakers Joni Adamson, Arizona State University François Gavillon, Université de Brest Yves-Charles Grandjeat, Université…
When d’Eaubonne coined the word “ecofeminism” in 1974, related ideas were already being discussed in a range of social sciences and humanities. Within anthropology Ortner (1974) argued that the universal devaluation of women relative to men could be explained by assuming that women are seen as being closer to nature than men, while men are seen as being more…
‘Pastoral: Past, Present, Future’ Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism is the journal of ASLE-UKI (the UK-Ireland branch of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment). It is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis and supported by Bath Spa University and the University of Worcester. Green Letters explores interdisciplinary interfaces between…