An Essay on Ecocriticism in “the Century of Restoring the Earth”

Authors : Ufuk ÖZDAĞ

Pages : 125-142

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Publication Date : 2009-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :I went to the land of sagebrush, towering pine trees, and clear blue skies, in 2010, to spend my sabbatical year in the English Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, which has the major graduate program in the U.S. devoted to Literature and Environment.1 In the future, when I look back to this year, I will remember it as a meaningful time that gave me a unique opportunity to explore the dedicated literary activities of American ecocritics in saving the planet from ongoing environmental injustices. I will also remember it as the time when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and blighted the Earth, devastating the Gulf of Mexico.
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