CFP: [Theory] Theorizing Ecocriticism (MLA 2008 ASLE-sponsored; deadline March 1)
Theorizing Ecocriticism
MLA 2008 in San Francisco
Panel sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
Since its origins a few short decades ago, a number of scholars have
challenged ecocriticism as being under-theorized. For instance, Dana
Phillips has called for greater theoretical sophistication in environmental
studies and ecocriticism, demanding that they become truly
interdisciplinary and less reverential; Simon C. Estok insists that
ecocritics should define the field of inquiry and take on theory instead of
turning from it.