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Series
Studies in environmental humanities volume Volume 3
Publisher
Brill Rodopi
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Outlines a new approach to the reading of literary texts. Hubert Zapf considers the ways in which literature operates as a form of cultural ecology, using language, imagination, and critique to challenge and transform cultural narratives of humanity's relationsip to nature. In this way, the book demonstrates the important role that literature plays in creating a more sustainable way of life."--
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Often when ecological problems and crises are discussed, it is in terms of scientific causes and solutions. What role then, do those who are not scientists have in helping to resolve ecological issues? Ultimately, human actions are the root cause of these situations and thus can be influenced through education. Ecological education hopes to influence the thought processes of students in order to create individuals who are more aware of their actions'...