Literary Studies in an Age of Environmental Crisis by Cheryll Glotfelty Overview: - Environmental Threats: - Ecocriticism's Origin: - Environmental Awareness through Literature - Literature's Power - Definition of Ecocriticism: _ Challenges in Literary Studies - Neglect of Environmental Crisis - Evolution of Ecocriticism - Fundamental Questions in Ecocriticism - Connection to Physical World - Awareness of Limit. - Human Actions' Impact - Contribution to Restoration - Disciplinary Inclusion of Ecocriticism: now part of different subjects like History, Anthropology, Psychology, and Philosophy. - Three Stages: kind of like how Elaine Showalter saw feminism developing. - Challenges and Future Directions - Boundary Redrawing - Diversity in Ecocriticism - Impact of Glotfelty's Work - Vital Area of Inquiry Literary Studies in an Age of Environmental Crisis by Cheryll Glotfelty During the last few decades, Envir...