Sense of Place and Sense of Planet analyzes the relationship between the imagination of the global and the ethical commitment to the local in environmentalist thought and writing. Through in-depth theoretical discussions as well as detailed analyses of texts and artworks, the book establishes connections between environmentalism and ecocriticism, on one hand, and theories of globalization, transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, and risk analysis, on the other.
Sense of Place and Sense of Planet analyzes the relationship between the imagination of the global and the ethical commitment to the local in environmentalist thought and writing. Through in-depth theoretical discussions as well as detailed analyses of texts and artworks, the book establishes connections between environmentalism and ecocriticism, on one hand, and theories of globalization, transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, and risk analysis, on the other.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ursula K. Heise is Associate Professor of English at Stanford University, where she teaches contemporary literature and literary theory. She specializes in twentieth-century literatures of the Americas and Western Europe, in theories of modernization, postmodernization, and globalization, and in ecocriticism. Her other areas of research and teaching interest include media theory, literature and science, science fiction, animal representations and urban studies.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part 1: World-Wide Webs: Imagining the Planet 1: From the Blue Planet to Google Earth: Environmentalism, Ecocriticism, and the Imagination of the Global 2: Among the Everywheres: Global Crowds and the Networked Planet 3: Adventures in the Global Amazon Part 2: Planet at Risk 4: Narrative in the World Risk Society 5: Toxic Bodies, Corporate Poisons: Local Risks and Global Systems 6: Afterglow: Chernobyl and the Everyday Conclusion: Some Like It Hot: Climate Change and Eco-Cosmopolitanism Notes Works Cited
Introduction Part 1: World-Wide Webs: Imagining the Planet 1: From the Blue Planet to Google Earth: Environmentalism, Ecocriticism, and the Imagination of the Global 2: Among the Everywheres: Global Crowds and the Networked Planet 3: Adventures in the Global Amazon Part 2: Planet at Risk 4: Narrative in the World Risk Society 5: Toxic Bodies, Corporate Poisons: Local Risks and Global Systems 6: Afterglow: Chernobyl and the Everyday Conclusion: Some Like It Hot: Climate Change and Eco-Cosmopolitanism Notes Works Cited
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