Literary Ecology and the Ethics of Texts

Zapf, Hubert

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“…German zoologist Haeckel (1866) defined ecology as the interaction between organisms and their environment, including the interaction between organisms and organisms (1866, p.286;Stauffer, 1957, p.140). In recent decades, ecologism and the increasingly widespread use of various ecological frameworks have made ecology the dominant discourse in the humanities and social sciences (Fuller, 2007;Zapf, 2009;Hoskins, 2016;Bangstad & Pétursdóttir, 2021). Heritage ecology proposes an ecological understanding of heritage, further focusing on how the formation and destruction of heritage consistently involves a wide range of human and non-human participants, and it is seen as a fundamental component of human values, beliefs, identities, knowledge, and traditions, as well as a manifestation of the long-term interactions between people, land, and the environment (Bangstad & Pétursdóttir, 2021, p.7).…”

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Preserving the Feitao Ritual in an Era of Globalization: The Heritage Ecology of Maonan Ethnic Minority in Modern China

Liu,

Wei

2024

rupkatha

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This article examines the dynamics of the Feitao ritual, a traditional practice of the Maonan ethnic minority, within the broader context of globalization and heritagization in China. It addresses the challenge of preserving the cultural identity and memory of ethnic minorities amidst economic development imperatives, a dilemma common to many late-developing countries. By focusing on transforming the Feitao ritual from a communal practice to a performative spectacle, this study unravels the intricate process of heritage ecology within minority rituals. Utilizing a combination of ethnological fieldwork and interviews, this article explores the perceptions and approaches toward the post-heritagization of the ritual among the Maonan community members and policymakers. It also emphasizes on the evolution of the ritual into a significant tourist attraction, showcasing the performative transformation of religious practices by an ethnic minority in China. The central argument of this article is that this ritual is formed in ecological interactions; it also symbolizes a self-defense for the rights and a pursuit of recognition for a minority group. It has been a vital medium for the Maonan people to construct and uphold a positive self-perception. This study endorses a faith-aware and community memory-focused approach to preserve the cultural heritage of ethnic minorities. The authors contend that this approach is essential to safeguard the cultural memory and identity of minorities in developing countries like China against the homogenizing forces brought by globalization in China.

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Preserving the Feitao Ritual in an Era of Globalization: The Heritage Ecology of Maonan Ethnic Minority in Modern China

Liu,

Wei

2024

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“…In a more recent article, "Literary Ecology and the Ethics of Texts" (Zapf 2008), Hubert Zapf provides an interesting example of Adorno's "mimetic comportment" in action (though Zapf does not identify it as such), showing how a writer-in this case, Emily Dickinson-effectively introduces animal subjectivity and agency into her literary work.…”

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Ethical Mimesis and Emergence Aesthetics

Donovan

2019

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In nature the transformation of dead matter (objects) into living matter endowed with green energy or subjectivity is called emergence. Art itself, I argue, is an emergence phenomenon, enacting and replicating in theme and form emergence in nature. Literature thus conceived is about the emergence of spirit. It depicts forces that suppress spirit and enables the spiritual in nature to find expression. It gives voice to spirit rising. Mimesis is thus reconceived as a replication of the natural phenomenon of emergence, which brings to life what has hitherto been seen as object, dead matter. This article outlines the concept of emergence in current philosophical and scientific theories; examines the aesthetic precursors of emergence theory in certain Frankfurt School theorists, notably Theodor Adorno; and applies emergence aesthetic theory to a contemporary novel, Richard Powers’ The Overstory (2018).

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A Storying—Restorying—Restoring of the Land: Rethinking Ecological Restoration Through Literature

Smith

2022

Ecological Restoration and the U.S. Nature and Environmental Writing Tradition

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Literary Ecology and the Ethics of Texts

Cited by 35 publications

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Preserving the Feitao Ritual in an Era of Globalization: The Heritage Ecology of Maonan Ethnic Minority in Modern China

Preserving the Feitao Ritual in an Era of Globalization: The Heritage Ecology of Maonan Ethnic Minority in Modern China

Ethical Mimesis and Emergence Aesthetics

A Storying—Restorying—Restoring of the Land: Rethinking Ecological Restoration Through Literature

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