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Cultural Studies and Environment, Revisited

Author : Phaedra. C Pezzullo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317982579

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The environment is perhaps most misunderstood as a static place, somewhere "out there," separated from the practices of our everyday lives. Given this assumption, environmental movements and concerns have remained mostly marginalized or denigrated in cultural studies publications, conferences, and presentations. Recent global developments have made changing this oversight and, at times, direct resistance to engaging environmental concerns a new priority. This edited collection illustrates an appreciation of the dynamic, palpable, and significant ways the environment permeates culture (and vice versa), as well as a collective commitment to the ways that cultural studies has more to offer—and to learn from—taking environmental matters to heart. Like foundational categories of identity, economics, and historical context, this collection reminds us why the environment is and should be considered relevant to any work done in the name of "cultural studies." Including research from four continents and across media, the authors offer insights on timely topics such as food, tourism, human/animal relations, forests, queer theory, indigenous rights, and water. This book was published as a special issue of Cultural Studies.

Cultural Studies and Environment, Revisited

Author : Phaedra. C Pezzullo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317982586

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Cultural Studies and Environment, Revisited by Phaedra. C Pezzullo Pdf

The environment is perhaps most misunderstood as a static place, somewhere "out there," separated from the practices of our everyday lives. Given this assumption, environmental movements and concerns have remained mostly marginalized or denigrated in cultural studies publications, conferences, and presentations. Recent global developments have made changing this oversight and, at times, direct resistance to engaging environmental concerns a new priority. This edited collection illustrates an appreciation of the dynamic, palpable, and significant ways the environment permeates culture (and vice versa), as well as a collective commitment to the ways that cultural studies has more to offer—and to learn from—taking environmental matters to heart. Like foundational categories of identity, economics, and historical context, this collection reminds us why the environment is and should be considered relevant to any work done in the name of "cultural studies." Including research from four continents and across media, the authors offer insights on timely topics such as food, tourism, human/animal relations, forests, queer theory, indigenous rights, and water. This book was published as a special issue of Cultural Studies.

Culture, Environment and Ecopolitics

Author : Nick Heffernan,David A. Wragg
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527551329

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Culture, Environment and Ecopolitics by Nick Heffernan,David A. Wragg Pdf

Culture, Environment and Ecopolitics brings together a series of new reflections on historical and current ecological and environmental predicaments. By way of critical interventions in environmental thought, and through engagements with literary, visual, architectural, philosophical, and more general cultural studies scholarship, this collection of essays by an international panel of writers breaks new interpretative ground. While techno-science has in some quarters been elevated to a master discourse of humanity’s salvation, charged with providing a magical ‘fix’ for planetary ecological dilemmas, the focus of our volume is on the importance of cultural reflection for bringing matters of local and global import to light. Moving from the abstractions of eco-critical utopianisms to the concrete identity of the land in the poetry of John Clare, from British Petroleum’s attempts to re-brand climate change to examples of eco-architecture, and much more besides, these essays exemplify ways in which eco-political thought and practice might now be theorized. The collection is framed by a substantial editors’ introduction which offers but one contextualization of the ideas and critical trajectories that follow. Culture, Environment and Ecopolitics will allow readers to discover original intersections and argumentative cross-references across contested terrains in a world increasingly troubled by ecological crises.

Teaching Ecocriticism and Green Cultural Studies

Author : G. Garrard
Publisher : Springer
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230358393

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Ecocriticism is one of the most vibrant fields of cultural study today, and environmental issues are controversial and topical. This volume captures the excitement of green reading, reflects on its relationship to the modern academy, and provides practical guidance for dealing with global scale, interdisciplinarity, apathy and scepticism.

The American Environment Revisited

Author : Geoffrey L. Buckley,Yolonda Youngs
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442269972

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The American Environment Revisited by Geoffrey L. Buckley,Yolonda Youngs Pdf

This innovative book provides a dynamic—and often surprising—view of the range of environmental issues facing the United States today. A distinguished group of scholars examines the growing temporal, spatial, and thematic breadth of topics historical geographers are now exploring. Seventeen original chapters examine topics such as forest conservation, mining landscapes, urban environment justice, solid waste, exotic species, environmental photography, national and state park management, recreation and tourism, and pest control. Commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of the seminal work The American Environment: Interpretations of Past Geographies, the book clearly shows much has changed since 1992. Indeed, not only has the range of issues expanded, but an increasing number of geographers are forging links with environmental historians, promoting a level of intellectual cross-fertilization that benefits both disciplines. As a result, environmental historical geographies today are richer and more diverse than ever. The American Environment Revisited offers a comprehensive overview that gives both specialist and general readers a fascinating look at our changing relationships with nature over time.

Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies

Author : Catrin Gersdorf,Sylvia Mayer
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789042020962

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Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies by Catrin Gersdorf,Sylvia Mayer Pdf

Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies is a collection of essays written by European and North American scholars who argue that nature and culture can no longer be thought of in oppositional, mutually exclusive terms. They are united in an effort to push the theoretical limits of ecocriticism towards a more rigorous investigation of nature's critical potential as a concept that challenges modern culture's philosophical assumptions, epistemological convictions, aesthetic principles, and ethical imperatives. This volume offers scholars and students of literature, culture, history, philosophy, and linguistics new insights into the ongoing transformation of ecocriticism into an innovative force in international and interdisciplinary literary and cultural studies.

Green Cultural Studies

Author : Jhan Hochman
Publisher : Caxton Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015045650176

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Green Cultural Studies - a work of textual analysis and polemical theory - will upset and delight a variety of readers. Film critics will be challenged by Hochman's illuminating readings of film. Marxists will find splendid capitalist critiques. Comparatists, myth critics, ecocritics, and intellectuals will find engaging observations, as will literary critics, deconstructionists, philosophers of technology and science, cultural critics, and environmental activists. Green Cultural Studies is a valuable reference book to anyone teaching, writing, or thinking about the intricate issues of nature and culture.

Culture, Creativity and Environment

Author : Fiona Becket,Terry Gifford
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789042022508

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Culture, Creativity and Environment by Fiona Becket,Terry Gifford Pdf

Culture, Creativity and Environment: New Environmentalist Criticism is a collection of new work which examines the intersection between philosophy, literature, visual art, film and the environment at a time of environmental crisis. This book is unusual in the way in which the 'imaginative', 'creative', element is privileged, notwithstanding the creativity of rigorous cultural criticism. Genuinely interdisciplinary, this book aims to be inclusive in its discussions of diverse cultural media (different literary genres, art forms and film for instance), which offer thoughtful and thought-provoking critiques of our relationships with the environment. Our ability to transcend the ethical and aesthetic categories and discourses that have contributed to our alienation from our environment is dependant upon an enlargement of our imaginative capacities. In a modest way this book might contribute to what Ted Hughes, speaking of the imagination of each new child, described as "nature's chance to correct culture's error".

Living with Nature

Author : Frank Fischer,Maarten A. Hajer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198295099

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Living with Nature by Frank Fischer,Maarten A. Hajer Pdf

This text aims to place the question of the dynamics of environmental crisis in a socio-cultural dimension of the existing economic and political institutions. It argues for a need to find a balance between theoretical analysis of the debate and an appreciation of local circumstances and knowledge.

Environmentalism and Cultural Theory

Author : Kay Milton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134821068

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Environmentalism and Cultural Theory by Kay Milton Pdf

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the attention paid by social scientists to environmental issues, and a gradual acknowledgement, in the wider community, of the role of social science in the public debate on sustainability. At the same time, the concept of `culture', once the property of anthropologists has gained wide currency among social scientist. These trends have taken place against a growing perception, among specialist and public, of the global nature of contemporary issues. This book shows how an understanding of culture can throw light on the way environmental issues are perceived and interpreted, both by local communities and within the contemporary global arena. Taking an anthropological approach the book examines the relationship between human culture and human ecology, and considers how a cultural approach to the study of environmental issues differs from other established approaches in social science. This book adds significantly to our understanding of environmentalism as a contemporary phenomenon, by demonstrating the distinctive contribution of social and cultural anthropology to the environmental debate. It will be of particular interest to students and researchers in the fields of social science and the environment.

Cultural Sustainability

Author : Torsten Meireis,Gabriele Rippl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351124287

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Cultural Sustainability by Torsten Meireis,Gabriele Rippl Pdf

If the political and social benchmarks of sustainability and sustainable development are to be met, ignoring the role of the humanities and social, cultural and ethical values is highly problematic. People’s worldviews, beliefs and principles have an immediate impact on how they act and should be studied as cultural dimensions of sustainability. Collating contributions from internationally renowned theoreticians of culture and leading researchers working in the humanities and social sciences, this volume presents an in-depth, interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability and the public visibility of such research. Beginning with a discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability, it goes on to explore its interaction with philosophy, theology, sociology, economics, arts and literature. In doing so, the book develops a much needed concept of ‘culture’ that can be adapted to various disciplines and applied to research on sustainability. Addressing an important gap in sustainability research, this book will be of great interest to academics and students of sustainability and sustainable development, as well as those studying sustainability within the humanities and social sciences, such as cultural studies, ethics, theology, sociology, literature and history.

Media, Culture and the Environment

Author : Alison Anderson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1857283848

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This volume weaves together the literature on the media and the environment into an integrated cultural studies text. The author re-examines the concept of culture using the environment as a case study.

Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere

Author : Robert Cox,Phaedra C. Pezzullo
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781483379296

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Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere by Robert Cox,Phaedra C. Pezzullo Pdf

The Fourth Edition of Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere remains the only comprehensive introduction to the growing field of environmental communication, ranging from an historical overview of key terms to important legal and technological developments. This innovative book focuses on how human communication influences the way we perceive and act in the environment. It also examines how we interpret environmental “problems” and decide what actions to take with regard to the natural world. Three-time president of the Sierra Club, the largest environmental group in the United States, lead author Robert Cox leverages his vast experience to offer insights into the news media, Congress, environmental conflict, advocacy campaigns, and other real-world applications of environmental communication. New coauthor Phaedra Pezzullo brings two decades of applied experience working with grassroots environmental justice and health organizations, citizen advisory boards, and student-led campaigns, as well as her internationally recognized research on toxic pollution, social injustices, public advocacy, and more. The authors introduce the reader to the major areas, terms, and debates of this evolving field. The Fourth Edition incorporates major revisions that include four new chapters on visual and popular culture, digital media and activism, the sustainability of college and corporation campuses, and the legal “standing” of citizens and nature. Updates throughout the text draw on timely topics including visual communication used in climate science campaigns, fracking and challenges to the right to know, plastic bag bans, consumer apps, digital activism for environmental justice, green marketing, and arguments on giving legal rights to nonhuman entities from dolphins to rivers.

Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity

Author : Tom Jagtenberg,David McKie
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996-11-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781452248523

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Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity by Tom Jagtenberg,David McKie Pdf

Addressing a growing need to examine environmental issues from a cultural perspective, this innovative book adopts a cultural studies approach to reach a deeper understanding of the significance of ecological issues in our lives. Eco-Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity explores such vital questions as: Can nature survive? How do academic disciplines engage with environmental crises? And, how do we map sustainable futures? The authors, Tom Jagtenberg and David McKie, bring a body of relevant literature into the debate - that stems from both cultural and environmental issues - as well as their own multidisciplinary perspectives on the subject.

Nature Across Cultures

Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401701504

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Nature Across Cultures by Helaine Selin Pdf

Nature Across Cultures: Views of Nature and the Environment in Non-Western Cultures consists of about 25 essays dealing with the environmental knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Thai, and Andean views of nature and the environment, among others, the book includes essays on Environmentalism and Images of the Other, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Worldviews and Ecology, Rethinking the Western/non-Western Divide, and Landscape, Nature, and Culture. The essays address the connections between nature and culture and relate the environmental practices to the cultures which produced them. Each essay contains an extensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, the book fills a gap in both environmental history and in cultural studies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as in libraries serving those groups.