Plants, places, and power : toward social and ecological justice in German literature and film

Zusammenfassung: "Plants, Places, and Power is a study of plants and landscapes in and beyond contemporary German-language literature and film. Stories and images of plants and landscapes in cultural productions are key sites for exposing the violent legacies of German colonialism and Nazism and for addressing contemporary forms of racism, nationalism, social and ecological injustice, and gender inequity. The novels and films discussed in this book address these key political issues in contemporary Europe and propose alternative ways for people to live together on this planet by formulating more inclusive and sustainable concepts of belonging. The book has two main objectives: to offer new approaches to contemporary literature and film from an intersectional, ecological perspective, and to form a canon. All of the works focused on, from Mo Asumang's documentary film Roots Germania (2007) through Faraz Shariat's Futur Drei (2020) and from Yōko Tawada's novel Das nackte Auge (2004) to Saša Stanišić's Herkunft (2019), are by female artists, artists of color, artists who have experienced forced displacement, and/or queer artists. In five chapters, Maria Stehle reads artworks in reference to ecological systems, develops forms of eco- and social criticism based on art, and intertwines ecological and critical thinking with questions of form, affect, and aesthetics"--

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9781640141254
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: x, 176 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Deutsch ; Literatur ; Ecocriticism ; Landschaft ; Pflanzen ; :z Geschichte 2000-2020 ; Film ; Ökologie ; !04114354X! ; !041740475! ; :z Geschichte 2000-2020 ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Rochester, New York
• (who): Camden House
• (when): [2023]
• Creator: Stehle, Maria

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1292275936/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET