I’m currently a senior Psychology and Anthropology major, but i’m extremely interested in the anthropocene and ecocriticism, ecofeminism, and things of the sort. However, im feeling a lot of dread about possibly having to restart my degree in the English program. I’d also love to try and incorporate my studies in psych and anthro with possible eco critical themes. I just feel very helpless and have no idea where to start

Hello. I'm planning an MRes thesis that takes an 'ecocritical' approach to the Anglo-Irish fantasist Lord Dunsany (with reference to Tolkien). As I developed my ideas, I realised that my work fits in fairly neatly with the work of Dr Patrick Curry (taking into account that enchantment isn't synonymous with the fantastic, of course). However, I don't have much knowledge about the field of ecocriticism other than a basic overview. My background is in scientific ecology and the literary aspect was sorely lacking. I'm seeking to understand the best way to approach 'ecocriticism' whilst honouring enchantment.

Having spent a good while reading up on enchantment and related subjects, I realised my thesis aligns with the 're-enchantment' school of 'ecocriticism', but I've not been able to find much concrete information about how this differs from other schools. Based on my own assumptions, it seems that enchantment, in being non-instrumental and non-modern, is at odds with newer schools of thought, such as Morton's. I read that Morton relies heavily on technical neologisms, which approaches technoscientific babble at times and is the antithesis of enchantment. Also, enchantment, at least as figured by Dr Curry, cannot be reduced to any epiphenomenal effect, an assertion with which I agree, being fundamentally non-anthropocentric and thus not fitting with identity-focused or reductionist approaches, e.g., psychoanalysis. To that end, I'll attempt to avoid giving precedence to any one field.

Tl;dr: Are there concrete and productive ways to approach ecocriticism with enchantment in mind? I don't want to dishonour or skewer the phenomenon.

Edit: I suppose I could invoke people like Joseph Meeker and Don Elgin, but I'm not sure that these are necessarily more aligned with the 're-enchantment' school than others. Are they? That concerns theory not critical approach anyway, I believe.

I want to exchange ideas and knowledge with academics/nonacademics who are interested in ecocriticism, posthumanism and maybe other theories. Do you want it, too? Maybe a zoom meeting or something else?

Hello there all.. I'm from India. I'm preparing my PhD proposal and the main theory is 'Ecocriticism' but the thing is I'm not able to find good literary works on which I can apply my theory. Can anyone please suggest me some books.

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