By drawing on oceanography (marine sciences) and limnology
(freshwater sciences), social sciences, and the environmental
humanities, the field of the blue humanities critically examines
the planet's troubled seas and distressed freshwaters from various
socio-cultural, literary, historical, aesthetic, ethical, and
theoretical perspectives. Since all waterscapes in the Anthropocene
are overexploited and endangered sites, the field calls for
transdisciplinary cooperation and encourages thinking with water
and thinking together beyond the conventions of tentacular
anthropocentric thought. Working across many disciplines, the blue
humanities, then, challenges the cultural primacy of standard sea
and freshwater narratives and promotes disanthropocentric
discourses about water ecologies. Engaging with the most pressing
water problems, this Element contributes to those new discursive
practices from a material ecocritical perspective. The authors'
hypothesis is that fluid-storied matter and the new stories we tell
can change the game by changing our mindset.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Elements in Environmental Humanities |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Serpil Oppermann
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Pages: |
75 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-00-939327-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-00-939327-8 |
Barcode: |
9781009393270 |
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