Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters

This book explores the intersections of aging studies and ecocriticism, highlighting the potential of specific genres to narrate relationality and age, and the ethical challenges of imagining changes, endings, and survival in the Anthropocene. It offers new pathways into understanding human and nonhuman ecological relations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 15 August 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters explores the intricate interplay of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependency, care and conviviality, vulnerability and resistance, as well as intergenerationality and responsibility. Despite their shared focus on these critical dynamics, there has been limited scholarly engagement between ecocritical literary studies and aging studies. This volume seeks to bridge this gap by showcasing the potential of specific genres to narrate relationality and age, while also addressing the aesthetic and ethical challenges of envisioning changes, endings, and survival in the Anthropocene. By presenting a collection of essays that explore these intersections, this book offers valuable insights into understanding human and nonhuman ecological relations, paving the way for a more interdisciplinary approach to these important fields.

Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters explores the intricate interplay of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependency, care and conviviality, vulnerability and resistance, as well as intergenerationality and responsibility. Despite their shared focus on these critical dynamics, there has been limited scholarly engagement between ecocritical literary studies and aging studies. This volume seeks to bridge this gap by showcasing the potential of specific genres to narrate relationality and age, while also addressing the aesthetic and ethical challenges of envisioning changes, endings, and survival in the Anthropocene. By presenting a collection of essays that explore these intersections, this book offers valuable insights into understanding human and nonhuman ecological relations, paving the way for a more interdisciplinary approach to these important fields.

In Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters, the contributors delve into the complex dynamics of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependency, care and conviviality, vulnerability and resistance, as well as intergenerationality and responsibility. Despite their shared focus on these critical aspects, there has been limited scholarly interaction between ecocritical literary studies and aging studies. This volume aims to bridge this gap by showcasing the potential of specific genres to narrate relationality and age, while also addressing the aesthetic and ethical challenges of envisioning changes, endings, and survival in the Anthropocene. By presenting a collection of essays that explore these intersections, this book offers valuable insights into understanding human and nonhuman ecological relations, paving the way for a more interdisciplinary approach to these important fields.

Weight: 558g
Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666914740