{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-environmental-humanities-9780815391937","title":"Introduction to the Environmental Humanities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of climate change, deforestation, melting ice caps, poisoned environments, and species loss, many people are turning to the power of the arts and humanities for sustainable solutions to global ecological problems. \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the Environmental Humanities \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a practical and accessible guide to this dynamic and interdisciplinary field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an overview of the Environmental Humanities' evolution from the activist movements of the early and mid-twentieth century to more recent debates over climate change, sustainability, energy policy, and habitat degradation in the Anthropocene era. The text introduces readers to seminal writings, artworks, campaigns, and movements while demystifying important terms such as the Anthropocene, environmental justice, nature, ecosystem, ecology, posthuman, and non-human. Emerging theoretical areas such as critical animal and plant studies, gender and queer studies, Indigenous studies, and energy studies a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"J. Andrew Hubbell and John C. Ryan’s \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the Environmental Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e is the best introduction to the fundamentals of the Environmental Humanities as a transdisciplinary field. The book offers unchallenging explanations of the field’s key concepts and theories, as well as compelling stories of humans, nonhumans, and environments to induce ecological awareness in the field’s storied expanses.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003ci\u003eSerpil Oppermann, Professor of Environmental Humanities, Cappadocia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to the Environmental Humanities: History and Theory 2 Climate Change: The Great Disrupter 3 The Anthropocene: A Superhero Species Comes of Age 4 Indigenous Cultures and Nature: Past, Present, and Future 5 Environmental Anthropology, Cultural Geography, and the Geo-Humanities: Space and Place 6Environmental History: The Story of Co-Evolution 7 Environmental Philosophy: Thinking about Nature 8 Ecological Religious Studies: Faith in Nature 9 Environmental Art: Creativity, Activism, and Sustainability 10 Ecological Literary Studies: Imagining Nature 11 Environmental Theater: Performing Nature 12 Environmental Film: Projecting Nature 13 Environmental Journalism: Mediating Ecological Issues 14 Conclusion: Back to the Future Environmental Humanities\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018473570647,"sku":"9780815391937","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815391937.jpg?v=1750777028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-the-environmental-humanities-9780815391937","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}