Postcolonial criticism, ecocriticism and climate change
A tale of Melbourne under water in 2035
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178436 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Maxwell |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-26 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850802636499 |
| OpenAlex | W2018788006 |
| Language | IT |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
The difficulty that postcolonial critics have found in opposing the recent, aggressive phase of capitalism known as “globalization” has led to a crisis of relevancy in the discipline. Engaging with ecocritical discourses is one way to overcome this crisis. Some postcolonial poets and writers are already working in this way, and although historically ecocriticism has posed problems for postcolonial critics, the changes that ecocriticism has recently undergone mean that such concerns are fading. An area of study that is especially promising for postcolonial critics is analysing apocalyptic dystopias that speculate on the dire social and physical consequences of global warming. Taking a text by a leading Australian author as an example, this article argues that criticism that combines postcolonial and ecocritical concepts is able not only to expose late capitalism’s crucial role in global warming but also to show readers that the political choices they make now will have lasting consequences for the lifestyles of coming generations
Aesthetics · Capitalism · Climate change · Criticism · Dystopia · Ecocriticism · Environmental ethics · Global warming · Globalization · Political science · Politics · Postcolonialism (international relations · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Ecology · History · Law · Philosophy
Political Orientation in Ecocriticism
Andaman Island and the Historicity of Colonial Violence
Transitioning to inclusive and nature-based decarbonisaton through recreating tree-based artisanal industries in Kano City, Nigeria
Ecocriticism
Climate change in literature and literary studies
Climate change in literature and literary criticism
Postcolonialism
Eco-Socialism
Five Emus to the King of Siam
The Lives of Animals
Writing for an Endangered World
Postcolonialism and globalisation
Ecocriticism and Science
The Angel of Progress
The Postcolonial Aura
The Politics of Reintegrating Australian Aboriginal and American Indian Indigenous Knowledge into Resource Management
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |