Ecosickness in Contemporary U.S. Fiction: Environment and Affect

(Part of the Literature Now Series)

by Heather Houser

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The 1970s brought a new understanding of the biological and intellectual impact of environmental crises on human beings. As efforts to prevent ecological and bodily injury aligned, a new literature of sickness emerged. "Ecosickness fiction" imaginatively rethinks the link between these forms of threat and the sick body to bring readers to environmental consciousness.

Tracing the development of ecosickness through a compelling archive of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231165153

ISBN13:9780231165150

Release Date:July 2016

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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