Chitra Sankaran (PhD, London) has served as Chair of Literature, Deputy Head and Head of the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, National University of Singapore. She is the founding and current president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment in ASEAN (ASLE-ASEAN) and the chief editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Ecocriticism (JSEAE). She has published 3 monographs, 10 edited volumes, and over 60 book chapters and research articles in international journals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Deforestation, Desertification, and Vital MaterialityChapter 3: Humans and Other Animals Chapter 4: Alternate Apocalypses and Beyond Chapter 5: Conclusion

Chitra Sankaran (PhD, London) has served as Chair of Literature, Deputy Head and Head of the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, National University of Singapore. She is the founding and current president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment in ASEAN (ASLE-ASEAN) and the chief editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Ecocriticism (JSEAE). She has published 3 monographs, 10 edited volumes, and over 60 book chapters and research articles in international journals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Deforestation, Desertification, and Vital MaterialityChapter 3: Humans and Other Animals Chapter 4: Alternate Apocalypses and Beyond Chapter 5: Conclusion

Chitra Sankaran (PhD, London) has served as Chair of Literature, Deputy Head and Head of the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, National University of Singapore. She is the founding and current president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment in ASEAN (ASLE-ASEAN) and the chief editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Ecocriticism (JSEAE). She has published 3 monographs, 10 edited volumes, and over 60 book chapters and research articles in international journals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Deforestation, Desertification, and Vital MaterialityChapter 3: Humans and Other Animals Chapter 4: Alternate Apocalypses and Beyond Chapter 5: Conclusion