EN108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ecocriticism, Anthropocene
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Handed in before lecture on feb 12. Leaves us with the expectation that reading it will be worth it . 1950 (august 16th, 1945 : first nuclear test) Co2 emission is higher than ever before (trap hot air in the atmosphere which means ice caps melt and creates more water) Sea level rising 4 inches since 1950 and 8 since 1980. Deforestation (1960-1990: 20% of our rainforests were destroyed) Reported last year that people made trips here and that 38 million pieces of plastic were found (17. 6 tons) Household: family and its servants and its slaves. Property: land and the things that were owned by each family. Ecocriticism: the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment .
