Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative
Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative This book initiates a conversation about blue ecocriticism: critical, ethical, cultural, and political positions that emerge from oceanic or aquatic…
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Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative
This book initiates a conversation about blue ecocriticism: critical, ethical, cultural, and political positions that emerge from oceanic or aquatic frames of mind rather than traditional land-based approaches.Ecocriticism has rapidly become not only a disciplinary legitimate critical form but also one of the most dynamic, active criticisms to emerge in recent times. That is, ecocriticism has thus far primarily been a land-based criticism stranded on a liquid planet. However, even in its institutional success, ecocriticism has exemplified an ocean deficit.
The chapters explore a vast archive of oceanic literature, visual art, television and film, games, theory, and criticism. Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative contributes to efforts to overcome ecocriticism's ocean-deficit. By examining the relationships between these representations of ocean and cultural