ASLE » The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature

14 Feb 2021

McIntyre Amy

Deadline: March 25, 2021
Contact: Douglas Vakoch, PhD
Email: dvakoch@ciis.edu

Chapter proposals are invited for The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature (hereafter simply The Handbook), to be published within the series Routledge Literature Handbooks in 2022. Interested authors should send a 300- to 500-word abstract, 200-word biography, and sample of a previously published chapter or article to Dr. Douglas Vakoch at dvakoch@ciis.edu by March 25, 2021. Authors will be notified whether their proposals are accepted by March 30, 2021. Solid first drafts of full chapters are due by August 1, 2021, and final versions that cross-reference other chapters extensively are due October 1, 2021. Preference will be given to authors who have completed their doctorates. Only previously unpublished works will be considered. We seek a broadly international group of scholarly contributors.

Contributors will receive two copies of The Handbook: a hard cover version initially, followed by a paperback volume.

Each chapter will provide a comprehensive survey and analysis of a clearly defined topic at the interface of literature and ecofeminism, with chapters grouped into three parts. High priority topics for which we especially encourage proposals are noted.

Part I provides a review and analysis of ecofeminism in the literatures of a diverse sample of languages. High priority literatures include:

Arabic Literature and Ecofeminism
French Literature and Ecofeminism
Hindi Literature and Ecofeminism
Indonesian Literature and Ecofeminism
Japanese Literature and Ecofeminism
Russian Literature and Ecofeminism
Swahili Literature and Ecofeminism
Yoruba Literature and Ecofeminism
Additional African and Asian literatures not listed

Part II examines core issues and topics that guide contemporary ecofeminist literary theory and criticism. High priority issues and topics include:

Classical Studies and Ecofeminist Literature
Disability and Ecofeminist Literature
Modernism and Ecofeminist Literature
Race and Ecofeminist Literature

Part III explores wide-ranging literary genres through an ecofeminist lens. High priority genres include:

Digital Humanities and Ecofeminism
Drama and Ecofeminism
Poetry and Ecofeminism
Travel Writing and Ecofeminism
Westerns and Ecofeminism

Proposals should make clear how the author will provide a broad survey of the proposed topic, identifying major themes, rather than providing in-depth studies of one or a few authors or works.

Proposals are invited on other topics not listed above, but proposals should avoid the topics listed below, for which we already have confirmed contributors:

Part I. Literatures in Diverse Languages

Bengali Literature and Ecofeminism, Abhik Gupta, PhD, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Assam University, Silchar, India
Chinese Literature and Ecofeminism, Amy Chan Kit-sze, PhD, English Department, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong
Estonian Literature and Ecofeminism, Julia Kuznetski, PhD, School of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia, and Kadri Tüür, PhD, School of Humanities, Tallinn University and Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Estonia
German Literature and Ecofeminism, Melissa Etzler, PhD, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Butler University, USA
Native American and First Nations Literature and Ecofeminism, Benay Blend, PhD, Central New Mexico Community College (Retired), USA
Persian Literature and Ecofeminism, Zahra Jannessari Ladani, PhD, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Iran
Portuguese Literature and Ecofeminism, Izabel F. O. Brandão, PhD, Department of English, Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
Slovene Literature and Ecofeminism, Katja Plemenitaš, PhD, Department of English and American Studies, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Spanish Literature and Ecofeminism, Irene Sanz Alonso, PhD, Department of Modern Philology, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Taiwanese Literature and Ecofeminism, Peter I-min Huang, PhD, Department of English, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Turkish Literature and Ecofeminism, Hatice Övgü Tüzün, PhD, Department of American Culture and Literature, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey
Welsh Literature and Ecofeminism, Michelle Deininger, PhD, Humanities Department, Continuing and Professional Education, Cardiff University, Wales

Part II. Core Issues and Topics

Animal Studies and Ecofeminist Literature, Lesley Kordecki, PhD, Department of English, DePaul University, USA
Cultural Studies and Ecofeminist Literature, Nicole Anae, PhD, Department of Literary and Cultural Studies, Central Queensland University, Australia
Hegemonic Masculinity and Ecofeminist Literature, Lydia Rose, PhD, Department of Sociology, Kent State University, USA
Material Ecocriticism and Ecofeminist Literature, Başak Ağın, PhD, School of Foreign Languages, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Postcolonialism and Ecofeminist Literature, Aslı Değirmenci Altın, PhD, Department of English Language and Literature, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Postmodernism and Ecofeminist Literature, Karen Yu-Chu Yang, PhD, Department of English, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Social Reform and Ecofeminist Literature, Emine Geçgil, PhD, Bilkent University School of English Language in Ankara, Turkey

Part III. Literary Genres

Children’s Fiction and Ecofeminism, Anja Höing, PhD, Institute of English and American Studies, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Climate Fiction and Ecofeminism, Iris Ralph, PhD, English Department, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Mystery/Detective Fiction and Ecofeminism, Casey Cothran, PhD, Department of English, Winthrop University, USA
Nature Writing and Ecofeminism, Christian Hummelsund Voie, PhD, Department of Languages and Literature Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
Sentimental Literature and Ecofeminism, Richard Magee, PhD, Department of English, Sacred Heart University, USA
Utopian Literature and Ecofeminism, Ildney Cavalcanti, PhD, Department of English, Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
Young Adult Literature and Ecofeminism, Michelle Deininger, PhD, Humanities Department, Continuing and Professional Education, Cardiff University, Wales

The editor of The Handbook has published extensively in ecofeminism, with previous books including:

Posted on February 14, 2021

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