Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1836243146 ISBN 13 : 9781836243144

Editeur : Liverpool University Press, 2025

Synopsis

Through a postcolonial lens, this book explores the various ways in which francophone writers, visual artists and activists are responding to the global climate and environmental crises threatening the Earth today. The volume covers most of the francosphere: Africa, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, South America and Polynesia. As well as discussing a range of environmental issues, from soil erosion to nuclear testing, it also considers ways in which francophone writers have become ecological activists. The ecotexts discussed include graphic novels, visual narratives, and zines alongside more conventional literary texts such as novels, short stories and poetry. The book seeks to decentre Belgium and France in francophone ecocritical scholarship while engaging in current debates in the field of ecocriticism, including the afterlives of Belgian and French colonialism and neo-colonialism in relation to climate change and environmental degradation, blue humanities, waste and toxicity studies, critical animal and plant studies, indigenous peoples and their cultures and knowledges, climate-environmental (in)justice, and writerly/textual activism for climate and environment. It aims to widen the geographical scope of francophone ecocriticism by discussing a wide range of eco-themes that go beyond the usual segmentation and compartmentalisation portrayed in other books in the field.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Nsah Mala (born Kenneth Nsah), PhD, is Researcher and Hub Coordinator for UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition at the University of Cologne. He is also affiliated with SOIF and the Universities of Lancaster, Nottingham, and Lille.

Nicki Hitchcott is Professor of French and African Studies at the University of St Andrews.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liverpool University Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1836243146
• ISBN 13: 9781836243144
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Éditeur: Mala Nsah, Hitchcott Nicki
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible