ENSC 390 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Emily Dickinson, Ecosophy, Ecocriticism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENSC 390
• Professor: Mick Smith

Document Summary

Ecocriticism, risk, and sustainability or a tale of two dickinsons. In literary studies they"re focused on books especially on things that don"t actually exist. The hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ities i(cid:374) ge(cid:374)eral ha(cid:448)e all the "e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ities". I(cid:374) literary studies "e(cid:272)o(cid:272)riti(cid:272)is(cid:373)" or e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal literary studies some prefer. "the ecosystem reader" the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment takes an earth centered approach to literary studies what role does the physical setting play in this novel? not always consistent with ecological wisdom. The formation instrumentalises nature, being very anthropocentric. while one way to participation the discourse. Ensc 390 monday, march 5th, 2018 tree is worth almost ,000. among those that contributed some of our traditional ideas are that they"re perfectly balanced than they are changing. Behind our shared cultural narratives of sustainability sits a fantasy about stasis, an imaginary world in which we can trust that whatever happened yesterday will keep happening tomorrow.