Ecocriticism, Ecophobia and the Culture of Fear: Autobiographical Reflections

Date
2017
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Publisher
In Search of Fearlessness Research Institute
Abstract

This second of five technical papers on ecocriticism, and in particular with a critical focus on discourse(s) on ecophobia (e.g., Estok's "Hypothesis of Ecophobia"), is intended to assist the author and reader to integrate the basics from the postmodern field of ecocriticism. The author utilizes a brief autobiographical and historical 'coming out' as an early ecocritic....

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Keywords
ecocriticism, environmental, culture of fear, ecophobia, post-postmodernism
Citation
Fisher, R. M. (2017). Ecocriticism, Ecophobia and the Culture of Fear: Autobiographical Reflections (Technical Paper No.67). Calgary, AB: In Search of Fearlessness Research Institute. .