Abstract
Empirical Ecocriticism: An Environmental Narrative of Social Change, authored by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Alexa Weik von Mossner, and other scholars, stands as a groundbreaking academic contribution. It was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2023. This transformative work seamlessly integrates perspectives from environmental humanities and social sciences to meticulously scrutinize the profound impact of environmental narratives on societal transformation. The scholarly review of this seminal work highlights its exploration of various empirical methods within ecocritical research, showcasing a range of methodologies and case studies. It underscores the pivotal role of the book in uniting environmental humanities and social sciences, providing valuable insights into narrative persuasion, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Positioned as a transformative and comprehensive volume, this work not only contributes to the academic discourse but also serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and activists engaged in exploring environmental narratives and their role in driving social change.
References
McManus, P. (2023). Living with anthropogenic climate change: Learning from environmental history to question narratives of doom, hope, and crisis. Geographical Research. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1745-5871.12605.
Schneider-Mayerson, M., Gustafson, A., Leiserowitz, A., Goldberg, M. H., Rosenthal, S. A., & Ballew, M. (2023). Environmental literature as persuasion: an experimental test of the effects of reading climate fiction. Environmental Communication, 17(1), 35-50.
Schneider-Mayerson, M., von Mossner, A. W., Malecki, W. P., & Hakemulder, F. (Eds.). (2023). Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social Change. University of Minnesota Press.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/jj.1204237.
Şensoy, A. (2019). Eco-Bakhtinian explorations in Anglo-native selected novels. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
Shrivastava, P., Smith, M. S., O’Brien, K., & Zsolnai, L. (2020). Transforming sustainability science to generate positive social and environmental change globally. One Earth, 2(4), 329-340.
Szaj, P. (2023). Busting in the Dark: Dark-Ecological Poetry of Maciej Robert. Culture-Environment-Society Humanities and Beyond, 203.
How to cite this paper
A Journey Through Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social Change: A Book Review
How to cite this paper: Wenwen Liu, Lifu Jiang. (2024) A Journey Through Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social Change: A Book Review. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 8(2), 327-330.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.02.006