Econarrative

Ethics, Ecology, and the Search for New Narratives to Live By

AvArran Stibbe

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Econarratives are all around us, describing and shaping human interactions with other species and the physical environment. This book provides a foundational theory of econarrative, drawing from narratology, human ecology, critical discourse analysis, and ecolinguistics, and offering insights from a rich variety of texts including:· Creation myths· Indigenous podcasts· Ethical leadership speeches· Haiku poetry· Documentary films· New nature writing· Advertisements and campaigns· Apocalyptic storiesAdopting a global, transdisciplinary approach, it conducts in-depth analysis of specific works, including the Cherokee myth How the World Was Made, the speeches of Vandana Shiva, Nightwalk by Chris Yates, Naomi Klein’s documentary This Changes Everything, the podcasts of Mohawk seed-keeper Rowen White, the Book of Revelation, and The Dark Mountain Manifesto.Raising awareness of the powerful role that language plays in structuring our lives and society, the book reveals narratological and linguistic features that convey activation, emotion, empathy, identity, placefulness, enchantment, compassion and other key factors that shape interactions with the natural world. If we want real, fundamental change, then we must search for new econarratives to live by.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-25
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350263116

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Arran Stibbe is Professor of Ecological Linguistics at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. He has an academic background in both linguistics and human ecology and combines the two in his research and teaching. He is founder of the International Ecolinguistics Association, author of Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By (2020), and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy for teaching excellence.

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Econarrative is a thought-provoking and insightful book that challenges existing narratives and offers a compelling vision for a more sustainable future. Stibbe’s interdisciplinary approach, engaging writing style, and recognition of the agency of other species make this book a valuable contribution to the field of ethics, ecolinguistics, and environmental communication. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in reshaping human relationships with other species and the physical environment and exploring the transformative potential of narratives.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Beginning: Activation in Creation Narratives 3. Identifying: Ecocultural Identity in the Seed Sovereignty Movement 4. Emplacing: Timelessness and Placefulness in Haiku 5. Enchanting: Wonder in Nature Writing 6. Leading: Ethics in Leadership Communication 7. Feeling: Emotional Narrative in Climate Change Documentaries 8. Persuading: Multimodal Genres in Food Advertising 9. Endings: Metaphor and Finding Ourselves at the End of the Road 10. Conclusion Appendix A: How the World was MadeAppendix B: Credits and Permissions Glossary ReferencesIndex