Man-eaters
by Cain, Chelsea, Niemczyk, Kate, Miternique, Lia
fromEcocritical theory and practice
"This book explores how the tremendous earthquake on March 11, 2011 impacted literary authors in Japan and generated issues and perspectives previously unrecognized in Japanese literary and social culture. The disaster itself caused an earthquake, tsunami, and an nuclear acciden…
"This book explores how the tremendous earthquake on March 11, 2011 impacted literary authors in Japan and generated issues and perspectives previously unrecognized in Japanese literary and social culture. The disaster itself caused an earthquake, tsunami, and an nuclear acciden…
This book argues that contemporary Haitian literature historicizes the political and environmental problems raised by the 2010 earthquake by building on texts of earlier generations. It contends that this literary ""eco-archive"" challenges universalizing narratives of the Anthr…
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and through Knowledge Unlatched. Haitian writers have made profound contributions to debates about the converging paths of political and natural histories, yet their reflections on the leg…
This title examines the case of the Haitian earthquake of 12 January 2010, a uniquely destructive event in the recent history of cataclysmic disasters, in Haiti and the broader world. The book argues that Haitian literature since 2010 has played a primary role in recording, bear…
What are the effects of a catastrophic earthquake on a society, its culture and politics? Which of these effects is temporary, and which endures? Are the various effects immediately discernible, or do they manifest themselves over time? What roles do artists, and writers in part…