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 Tim WintonLantern FestivalEco-shamanismDendrocriticismEnvironmental humanitiesArboreal ecocriticismPlanting treesBuket UzunerKallen PokkudanJean GionoTree worshipMoon FestivalConnectionsPhytographyChildren’s guardian deityArboreal poeticsPlant writingThe profaneUpheavalFireThe sacred treeTree of lifeChangeBiosemiosisThe sacredClimate crisisMangrovesLife writingAlech ChoateBill NeidjieLand revivalThe superstitiousThe socialVeronica LakePoiesisThe politicalWangari MaathaiGija JumuluZoopoetics

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