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 Life writingUpheavalTree worshipDendrocriticismEco-shamanismArboreal poeticsBill NeidjieBiosemiosisArboreal ecocriticismTim WintonEnvironmental humanitiesChildren’s guardian deityPoiesisThe sacredMoon FestivalMangrovesWangari MaathaiVeronica LakeThe socialThe superstitiousLantern FestivalPhytographyTree of lifeConnectionsLand revivalThe profaneClimate crisisGija JumuluThe sacred treeAlech ChoateBuket UzunerChangePlanting treesZoopoeticsPlant writingThe politicalJean GionoKallen PokkudanFire

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2022/04 | Published Dec. 15, 2022 | Language en