Ecofeminism and the Indian novel

by Patil, Sangita

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Full title :Ecofeminism and the Indian novel / Sangita Patil.

Summary

Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel tests the theories of ecofeminism against the background of India's often different perceptions of environmental problems, challenging the hegemony of Western culture in thinking about human problems. This book moves beyond a simple application of the concepts of ecofeminism, instead explaining the uniqueness of Indian novels as narratives of ecofeminism and how they can contribute to the development of the theory of ecofeminism. In examining a selection of novels, the author argues that Indian texts conceptualize the ecological crisis more as a human problem than as a gender problem. The book proposes that we should think of ecofeminism as ecohumanism instead, seeing human beings and nature as a part of a complex web. Novels analysed within the text include Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve (1954), Shivram Karanth's Return to Earth (2002) and Na D'Souza's Dweepa (2013). Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel will be of great interest to students and scholars of ecofeminism, ecocriticism, ecological feminism, environmental humanities, gender studies, ecological humanities, feminist studies and Indian literature.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge, Earthscan from Routledge
Place of Publication:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780429516696, 042951669X, 9780429243547, 0429243545, 9780429520129, 0429520123, 0429513267, 9780429513268
DOI:10.4324/9780429243547
oclc:on1107880221
LC Classification:PK5423.5.E26
Dewey Decimal:823.914

Introduction: Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel Introduction Ecofeminism: Environmental Studies and Feminism Ecofeminism: Indian Polemical Discourse Indian Novel 1 An Interface between Human Beings and Nature 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Genealogy of Ecofeminism 1.3 Indian Polemical Discourse: Environment and Ecofeminism 1.4 The Genealogy of Indian Novel 1.5 The Discursive Formation of the Environment in Indian Novel 1.6 Rumination on Indian Environment Movements and Protest 1.7 Conclusion: The Formulation of Framework 2 Agriculture as an Ecofeminist Concern: Nectar in a Sieve, The Upheaval, Return to Earth and Gift in Green 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Nectar in a Sieve: The Impact of Tannery on Pastoral Life 2.3 The Upheaval: The Impact of Mining on Farming Community 2.4 Shivram Karanth's Return to Earth: The Impact of Modernization on Agrarian Culture 2.5 Sarah Joseph's Gift in Green: A Toxic Discourse 3 Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis: The Coffer Dams and Dweepa 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Project of Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis in India 3.3 Kamala Markandaya's The Coffer Dams: Modern Juggernaut 3.4 Na D' Souza's Dweepa: An Island of Destruction 4 The Industrial Disaster: Ani…

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Critique féministe Ecofeminism in literature Écoféminisme dans la littérature Ecology in literature Environmentalism in literature Feminist criticism Feminist literary criticism Indic fiction Indic fiction -- History and criticism Indic fiction (English) Indic fiction (English) -- History and … NATURE -- Ecology Roman de l'Inde -- Histoire et critique Roman de l'Inde (anglais) -- Histoire e… SCIENCE -- Environmental Science