Myth and Environmentalism

<p>This volume traces the interconnections between myth environmentalism narrative poetry comics and innovative artistic practice using this as a framework through which to examine strategies for repairing our unhealthy relationship with the planet. Challenging late capitalist modes encouraging mindless consumption and the degradation of human–nature relations this collection advocates a re-evaluation of the ethical relation to living with and sharing the Earth.</p><p>Myth and the environment have shared a rich common cultural history travelling as far back as the times of storytelling and legend with the environment often the central theme. Following a robust introduction the book is organized into three main sections—Myth Disaster and Present-Day Views on Ecological Damage; Indigenous and Afro-diasporic Myths and Ecological Knowledge; Art Practices Myth and Environmental Resilience—and concludes with a Coda from Jeanette Hart-Mann. The methodology draws from diverse perspectives such as ecocriticism new materialism and Anthropocene studies offering a truly interdisciplinary discussion that reflects on the dialogue among environment and myth and a broad range of contributions are included from Canada the United States the Caribbean Ukraine Japan Morocco and Brazil. The book joins a long line of approaches on the interrelations between ecological and mythical thinking and criticism that goes back to the early 20th century.</p><p>This volume will be of interest to students scholars activists and experts in environmental humanities myth and myth criticism literature and art on more-than human and nature interaction ecocriticism environmental activism and climate change.</p>