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Ecocriticism is one of the most vibrant fields of cultural study today, and environmental issues are controversial and topical. This volume captures the excitement of green reading, reflects on its relationship to the modern academy, and provides practical guidance for dealing with global scale, interdisciplinarity, apathy and scepticism. Edited By Greg Garrard Notes on Contributors Introduction and Timeline Ecocriticism and the ‘Mission of English’; R.Kerridge PART I: SCOPING SCALES Walking in the Weathered World; A.Cassel Encountering Social-Constructivist Rhetoric; E.Giddens Teaching Romantic Ecology in Northern Canada; K.Hutchings Teaching the Ecocriticism/Poco Dialogue; E.James PART II: INTERDISCIPLINARY ENCOUNTERS Literature and Ecology; L.Westling Developing a Sense of Planet; U.K.Heise The Return of the Animal; B.H.Welling & S.Kapel Teaching Culture and Climate Change; G.Garrard & H.Gabriel PART III: GREEN CULTURAL STUDIES Teaching Green Cultural Studies and New Media; A.Lioi Teaching Ecocriticism and Cinema; A.Ivakhiv Practicing Deconstruction in an Age of Ecological Emergency; T.Morton Selected Bibliography Index
