Politics of Literature in a Divided 21st Century

In the 21st century, literature matters politically by offering an ecocritical framework that re-imagines political agency, voices, bodies, and borders as transformative processes. It addresses urgent global issues such as biopolitics, migration, populism, climate change, and terrorism, revitalizing fictional worlds for political enquiry and demonstrating how imaginative literature seeds change in a world of closed-off horizons.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 164 pages
Publication date: 17 September 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In the twenty-first century, literature holds immense political significance. This book provides an ecocritical framework for delving into the relevance of literature in contemporary times. By encompassing a diverse range of texts and authors, it fosters a future-oriented politics rooted in the transgressive realities that our political system struggles to control. This book reimagines political agency, voices, bodies, and borders as transformative processes rather than fixed entities, articulating a 'dia-topian literary politics.' Through a contextual approach, it addresses pressing global concerns such as biopolitics, migration, borders, populism, climate change, and terrorism. These readings breathe new life into fictional worlds, showcasing how imaginative literature can catalyze change in a world of limited perspectives. Before the realm of power plays, literary language infuses our thought frames and shapes our emotional experiences with renewed vitality. This book demonstrates how relations, metamorphoses, and entanglements can become central to a politics that transcends conflict lines.

Weight: 268g
Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367457464