Ecological Interconnections by Bordoloi, Mridul; Das, Shruti;

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This book argues that literature and cultural studies are crucial for understanding ecological issues, promoting sustainability, and fostering interspecies communication. It further advocates for a practical shift from theory to action, emphasizing the interconnectedness of human and non-human life forms.

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Ecological Interconnections: Critical Readings on Ethics, Sustainability and Interspecies Communication in Literature and Culture argues that literature and cultural studies are vital tools for understanding and addressing ecological issues. This edited book of sixteen essays explores how literary texts and cultural iconography can highlight ecological ethics, promote sustainability, and enhance interspecies communication. By critiquing anthropocentric perspectives and emphasizing non-human ecologies, the book explores the importance of deep ecology and ecoprecarity in contemporary discourse.

Divided into three sections-""Interspecies Communication and Intersection,"" ""Eco-ethical Intersection and Responsibility,"" and ""Towards Ecological Sustainability""-the essays advocate for a practical shift from theoretical considerations to active ecological commitment. The book demonstrates that literature can cultivate eco-consciousness and empathy, fostering sustainable coexistence. Through its interdisciplinary approach, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, making it an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and eco-conscious individuals.

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Contents

Foreword
Richard Kerridge
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Shruti Das and Mridul Bordolai

Part I: Interspecies Communication and Intersection

Chapter1: Fungal Friends: The Parable of the Mushroom in Canadian Literature
Erin Samant
Chapter 2 : Spiral of Destruction: War, Silence, and Environment in Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun and Ike's Sunset at Dawn
Thomas Jay Lynn
Chapter 3: Stone and Rocks in Tribal Folk Imagination: A Study with Reference to Folktales and Traditions from Northeast India
Arzuman Ara
Chapter 4: Telluric Aesthetics in Nina Bouraoui's Le Jourdu Sï¿1⁄2isme: From the Cartography of Memory to the Seismic Knowledge of the Body
Azzeddine Bouhassoun

Part II: Eco-ethical Intersection and Responsibility

Chapter 5: Ancient Indic Wisdom Inherent in the Concept of Aprigraha as Eco-ethics and Environmental Concerns Today
Jagriti Upadhyaya
Chapter 6: The Postsecular Ecology of the Pynchon verse: Gravity's Rainbow in Translation
Lukasz Barcinski
Chapter 7: Eco-wokeism, Eco-justice, and Eco-precarity: Critical Reading of Assamese Poetry and Short Stories
Mridul Bordoloi
Chapter 8: The Posthuman Condition and Ecological Ethics
Shruti Das
Chapter 9: An Eco-thealogical Analysis of Sï¿1⁄2aktaTantra with Reference to the Myths of Two Tantric Goddesses
Sudipta Chakraborty
Chapter 10: The Surreal Symphony: Interweaving Nature, Culture, Myth and Human Psyche in Durga Puja
Ashes Gupta
Chapter11: Trade in Exotics and the Construction of Nineteenth-Century British Identities
Saswati Halder and Md. Shahnawaz

PartIII:TowardsEcologicalSustainability

Chapter 12: Animals and the Empire: The Representation of Wildlife in Selected Colonial Travelogues on Assam
Akash Borchetia
Chapter 13: Interspecies Ecologies, Rural Communities, and the Human-Horse Relationship: A View from Brazil
Miriam Adelman
Chapter 14: The Hidden Life of Mosses: Lessons in Resilience and Resistance in Liz Ziemska's Short Story Hunt Relic
Patrycja Austin
Chapter 15: Sustaining in the Wilderness: An Ecopsychological Exploration of Lauren Groff's The Vaster Wilds
Ranjit Mandal and Shruti Das
Chapter 16: ""When We Cease to Understand the World"": Place, Possible and Real, in the Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Kasturi Mukherjee

About the Editors
About the Contributors