Explorations in Ecocriticism: Advocacy, Bioregionalism, and Visual Design

by Paul Lindholdt

This book pushes ecological criticism beyond its focus on literary studies to engage with other arts and culture. Many Americans care about air and water quality, the extinction of species, and the unfortunate politicization of science. But they also find the discourse daunting, the details exceedingly complex. By leavening such heavy subjects with current events, Explorations in Ecocriticism makes environmental issues accessible to lay readers and offers routes to sustainability in the United States today. Harold Fromm wrote, "Lindholdt suprises again and again with his revisionary insights into America's ongoing exploitation of the land." Patrick Murphy, reviewing this book for ISLE, praised its "brilliant discussion of sabotage iconography that includes discussion of Edward Abbey and his relationship with Earth First!," followed by "a thoughtful consideration of Abbey in terms of Neo-Luddite thought." Rebecca Raglon of the University of British Columbia called the book "a passionate, well written account of the manifold underpinnings of environmental thought, one which reenergizes and revivifies the strengths and possibilities of ecocriticism."

392 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2015