"Indigenous Ecocriticism: Paradigm Shifts in Environmental Literature" (NeMLA)
The Environmental Humanities is experiencing an unprecedented influx of creative and critical works from writers of indigenous literature. The immense literary revolution associated with climate change and environmental discourse is a contributing factor, and writers are responsible for this contemporary debate. This session offers a unique opportunity for presenters to contribute to a significant academic debate by exploring paradigm shifts in Indigenous environmental discourse. More interestingly, the works will delve into the intersection of gender, class, race, and the Anthropocene, either wholesome or partial. The goal is to ensure a discursive academic engagement that indicates how much literature has been deployed to successfully combat the self-inflicted menace termed climate crises or environmental problems. The presentation could adopt an interdisciplinary approach. Significantly, this session would provide a platform for many indigenous ecocritics to share their knowledge with an international audience. I expect this session will attract scholars from non-western anglophone countries. It will create a broader vantage point for scholars to understand how NeMLA presents opportunities to scholars in the Humanities.
Victoria L. Ketz