Literary Studies for a Sustainable Future

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Espinoza Vazquez, Lisette H.A, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

Rhetoric--Textbooks.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA ROTEL [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Literary Studies for a Sustainable Future: An Introductory Course with Social Justice and Ecocriticism Intersections is a university literature textbook that offers a sampling of the vast array of storytelling and literary traditions from around the world. Led by course outcomes, the book’s readings, activities, and assignments aim to establish a 21st century framework. Novice literary scholars establish correlations between local and regional literature with those from distant lands on relevant concerns and topics, like those outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through songs and folklore, film clips, poetry, myth, storytelling, and satirical theater, its chapters feature key literary texts and terms to present literature as vital community-sustaining cultural expressions. Learners witness the roles literature have on climate, ecology, and social justice challenges.

Contents:

Welcome, Students and Educators!

Author's Biography

Textbox Guide

Guiding Principles & Outcomes

How to Approach Literature for Success

Ecocriticism

Icebreaker Questions to Begin this Course

Book’s General Highlights

Part 1: Sustainability in Sumerian & Indigenous Oral Traditions

A Preview of Part One

A Review of Key Concepts and Terms in Introduction of Part One

Chapter One: On How the Ancient Hymn Intersects with Gender & Inequality

Chapter One: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Two: On Indigenous Storytelling Traditions & Sustainability

Chapter Two: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Three: On the Epic with Sustainable Communities & Climate Action Intersections

Chapter Three: Assignments and Readings

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Popol Vuh

Part 2: Ecocriticism in Folklore & Dramatic Satire

A Preview of Part Two

Chapter Four: Greek and Roman Folklore: How Do Fables Intersect with Sustainability Goals Life on Land and Quality Education?

Chapter Four: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Five: On Mythology As Adaptation and Gender & Justice Intersections

Chapter Five: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Six: On Arabian Nights & Gender Equality Intersections

Chapter Six: Assignments and Readings

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

Part 3: UNSDG Intersections with Poetry & Shakespeare

Chapter Seven: Sustainability Intersections & Early Modern English Theater

Chapter Seven: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Eight: Lyrical Poetry & Poetic Fragments of Greek Poet Sappho & Intersections with Reducing Inequality, Gender Equality, Sustainable Communities, & Decent Work

Chapter Eight: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Nine On Late Medieval European Revisionism & Gender Equality

Chapter Nine: Assignments and Readings

Chapter Ten The Conclusion of an Introduction to Literary Studies with Sustainability Intersections

Chapter Ten: Assignments and Readings

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based on print resource