Anglophone Cameroon Poetry in the Environmental Matrix

Eunice Ngongkum

ISBN 10: 3034328982 / ISBN 13: 9783034328982

Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mai 2017, 2017

Beschreibung

Neuware -This book explores contemporary Anglophone Cameroon poetry¿s engagement with the environment through an eco-textual analysis of a cross section of poems from different poets. In this regard, the work broadens the field of ecocriticism beyond the original Anglo-American axis by developing a more locally-rooted in ecocriticism while making a valuable addition to the growing field of African ecocriticism.It spotlights environmental degradation, the inextricable relationship between nature and culture as well as the intersection between history, politics, ethics and the environment in the Anglophone Cameroon cultural imaginary.Focusing on the current need for the humanities to effectively respond to environmental challenges, the book foregrounds an environmental poetic vision that can be an ideal starting point for influencing and changing thought and behavioural patterns globally.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 192 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783034328982

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Anglophone Cameroon Poetry in the Environmental Matrix
• Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mai 2017
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3034328982
• ISBN-13: 9783034328982
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

This book examines contemporary Anglophone Cameroon poetry and its engagement with the environment. It explores different aspects in the field of ecoculture, hinged on questions of environmental degradation, the inextricable relationship between nature and culture as well as the intersection between history, politics, ethics and the environment.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eunice Ngongkum teaches Postcolonial African literatures and Ecoculture at the Faculty of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences of the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon. Her research interests include postcolonial African literatures, ecoculture, literary theory and criticism, Diaspora African literature, and cultural studies.