Ecocriticism and Ecofeminism

Hello Readers!

The word 'eco' relates to ecology and environment. Thus this prefix is attached with some of the branches of knowledge and various disciplines. The famous term eco-friendly suggests human's friendly behavior with ecology and environment. Though we know that there are some certain reasons why we need to think about nature and ecology with serious brows. There are several gases which affect the ecosystem so badly that the natural cover of the Earth called Ozone layer is now getting reduced. These gases are Methane, Chlorofluorocarbon, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Sulfer Dioxide etc. The ecosystem requires refinement and freshness, which is now nowhere to be seen. Cities are becoming more and more polluted and the clean air is becoming rare. In such situation, what is literature doing in this field? Does it sing the songs of hereditary culture and high society by neglecting the harms to nature? How literature and criticism go along with nature and environment hand in hand ? In order to answer these questions, the term 'eco-criticism' comes forward to help.

Click here to open the blog written by Dr. Dilip Barad.

Rain forest in Andaman

Ecocriticism means the study of environment and nature with the viewpoint of literature. Literary scholars analyse the text related to environmental approach.The term is basically made up of two words, 'ecology' and 'criticism'. As ecology is a completely different from criticism, still it has some connection with it. Ecology is basically the science of the environments and chain of ecosystem.

Illustrations: We find many literature, such as

Ecofeminism is a study of femininity in the context of environment through the literature related to literature.  It can be said that the concept of giving gender to nature i.e. 'mother nature' is part of ecofeminism. Mostly, environmental fantasy literature has this ecofeminism tendency to characterize female as nature.



References:

(1) “Ecocriticism.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Dec. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecocriticism.

(2) “Ecofeminism.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Jan. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecofeminism.

(3) “What Is Ecocriticism?: Literary Movements.” A Research Guide for Students, 27 Aug. 2018, www.aresearchguide.com/ecocriticism.html.

(4) Abrams, M. H., and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 2015.

Thank You!

Save Nature - Save Humankind

Hello Readers!

Whenever something good is happening, remember there are many sacrifices behind it. If we are able to study with focused schedule, it's our mother who restlessly work for our food and other things which we don't even consider as important. If we are successfully handling meeting with corporate figures, there are some people who bring home vegetables and groceries for our delightful dinner, during which we discuss stock market and corporate decisions. Anything which brings ease to human life, also brings sacrifices. Earlier there were no hazardous radiations of cell tower, because we were using telegram, and postal service. (read here the most fair and healthy use of communication, pen and paper.) Earlier there were trees who were being cut for making paper and for other purposes, but now it's nests and shelters of birds which we are destroying by some means.

માળાઓ વિંખાઈ રહ્યા છે...

Humans are always badly hungry for their expanding needs. Enough of this hunger. Let's get this straight. If the human hunger will never be satisfied, humankind will have nothing to do, but repentance.

5G is on it's way, don't know whether to be glad or not, as Sparrows, the most tender species in birds, become the first victim to receive radioactive waves, they are begging for their existence. If we are human, then I'm sure there is no need to describe what we can do for them.

If we will be aware towards nature, we will enjoy long journey on the Earth.