Description |
xi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- "Fear of a black planet" : ecotopia and eugenics in climate narratives -- Ghosts and reparations -- Mapping and memory -- "Bodies tell stories" : mourning and hospitality after Katrina -- Round dance and resistance -- "Slow insurrection" : dissent, collective voice, and social care -- Cannibal spirits and sacred seeds -- Epilogue: "Everyday micro-utopias". |
Summary |
"This book shows how the discourse of climate change emerges within histories of colonization, enslavement, and revolution. By placing climate change within the longer histories of enslavement and settler colonialism, Janet Fiskio reveals the connections between climate change activism and enslavement, genocide, imperialism, white supremacy, incarceration. Organized around three themes-speculative pasts and futures; practices of dissent, mourning, and repair; and everyday inhabitation and social care-Climate Change, Literature, and Environmental Justice shows the ways that frontline communities resist environmental racism and protect and repair the world. It provides anaylisis of expressive cultures, including literature, dance, protest movements, oral history, and cooking utilizing decolonial and reparative theories. It offers readings of key figures, such as Octavia Butler, Louise Erdrich, Winona LaDuke, Mark Nowak, Simon Ortiz, Jesmyn Ward, and Colson Whitehead"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Environmental justice in literature.
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American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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Environmentalism in literature.
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Social justice in literature.
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Politics and literature -- United States.
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American literature. (OCoLC)fst00807113
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Environmental justice in literature. (OCoLC)fst01903134
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Environmentalism in literature. (OCoLC)fst01903139
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Politics and literature. (OCoLC)fst01069960
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Social justice in literature. (OCoLC)fst01122620
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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ISBN |
9781108840675 hardcover |
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1108840671 hardcover |
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9781108814515 paperback |
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1108814514 paperback |
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9781108886819 electronic publication |
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9781108899871 electronic book |
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