EPISODE · Jan 27, 2016 · 37 MIN
Scholarcast 60: On Development, Waste and Ghosts
from UCDscholarcast · host P J Mathews
Movements in ecocriticism that call for links to be made with postcolonialism challenge us, here in Ireland and outside of it, to do work that has not come naturally. As critics like Rob Nixon have pointed out, ecocriticism and postcolonialism were, in fact, often at odds with each other as the fields arose, operating at a disconnect.
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This episode argues for a politicization of cultural and literary critiques of environmental issues in Ireland. It demonstrates methods through which Irish Studies can enter into a creative correspondence with the growing field of Environmental Humanities scholarship.
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Scholarcast 60: On Development, Waste and Ghosts
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