Selected Papers will be published in an edited Book with an ISBN from AuthorsPress (International Publication), New Delhi, India

Submission Guidelines:

• Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and include a clear outline of the proposed paper’s objectives, methodology, and relevance.

• Bio-note: A separate bio-note (maximum 100 words) should include your title (Dr/Prof.), affiliation, contact information, and research interests.

• Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. A signed self-declaration of originality is required. AI-generated content is strictly prohibited.

• Full papers (5,000–8,000 words, including references) must follow MLA 9th Edition guidelines. Submissions should be in MS Word format, Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. 

• Submissions should be emailed to greenhumanitiesbook@gmail.com by 25th July 2025. 

• An Article Processing Charge (APC) of ₹1400 will apply; payment instructions will be provided upon acceptance of the paper. Each contributor will receive one hard copy of the published book.

 Concept Note:

The movement of living beings across land and water is an age-old phenomenon. The avian migration crucially highlights the most visible pattern, a natural process in which species of birds fly hundreds of kilometres from their home to have a comforting ecological condition for breeding and better food conditions. Serving as a metaphor, this migratory process and its reflective ‘event’ of diaspora refers to human habitat and a moving pattern from one geo-political boundary to another, owing to socio-political and economic influences and natural phenomena. Gradual increases in natural disasters, environmental degradation, climate change and resource scarcity make the situation more palpable. The dispersion of people from their homeland, namely their favourable surroundings, also creates its ecosystem over periods of time. The connection between environmental sensitivity and postcolonial woundedness/assertiveness in literary reproduction provides a multifaceted perspective. The established domain of ecocriticism that scrutinises the depiction of nature in literature and vice versa in an intermediary concern with nature and the socio-cultural presence of the human, extends to a connotative interconnection between literature and ecology and of the human engagement across continents. It enlivens into literary and environmental issues, ranging from human beings in exploitation/exploiting and the anthropocentric approach to nature, extending to the understanding of the negative consequences of these practices and addressing a more harmonious relationship among them. The aforementioned thematic concerns are symptomatic of the literary concerns of diaspora where the movement of people across places is made to reflect an internalisation of politics of ‘being’ as well as ‘doing’ following varied push factors. Two particular terms ‘eco-poetics’ and ‘eco-diaspora’ catch our concern in this intervening aspect of creative endeavour as well as the conscious pitching of words, images and emotions that has a profound insight into the interconnectedness of environmental issues and human migration. A complex and interconnected measure of enquiry through fiction and critical essays will try to navigate the complex dynamics of displacement, cultural adaptation and ecological resilience. Attempting to the need for sustainable practices, ecological poetics in diasporic literature voices the urgency of a more sustainable coexistence of humans and nature.

The perception towards literature of diaspora and environmental criticism not only deepens our understanding of contemporary global challenges but also emphasises the importance of integrated approaches to addressing ecological and social injustices. Some critical interventions in the theoretical and argumentative domain in the present study will help trace contemplative writing in action. Postcolonial Green: Environmental Politics and World Narratives, edited by Bonnie Roos and Alex Hunt, explores the environmental issues in postcolonial literature and offers a vivid perspective on the narratives of the global south. Similarly, Environmental Criticism for the Twenty-First Century edited by Stephanie LeMenager, Teresa Shewry, and Ken Hiltner, deals with the environmental criticism in literature in general. Ecocriticism and Indigenous Studies: Conversations from Earth to Cosmos, edited by Salma Monani and Joni Adamson addresses the close-knit relationship between indigenous culture and environment along with its engagement with the displacement of lands. Further in the line, Postcolonial Ecologies: Literatures of the Environment, edited by Elizabeth DeLoughrey and George B. Handley and Global Ecologies and the Environmental Humanities: Postcolonial Approaches, edited by Elizabeth DeLoughrey, Jill Didur and Anthony Carrigan, communicate the environmental perspective of postcolonial literature. This field of scholarship is not limited to these but is a growing area of enquiry where the book Migration and Climate Change, edited by Étienne Piguet, Antoine Pécoud and Paul de Guchteneire, broadens the perspective towards ecology and migration. The present discourse on the portrayal of human trepidation of the ecological crises in the context of migration and literature offers valuable insight. Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide vividly depicts the Sundarbans’ fragile ecosystem and the lives of its displaced inhabitants and reveals the interconnected sacrament of environment and cultural changes in the context of migration and diaspora. Similarly, Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West uses magical realism to explore the global refugee crisis, highlighting the profound effects of environmental and geopolitical upheavals on individual as well as community consciousness. Marking the prominent presence of eco-centric writing of diaspora Richard Powers’ The Overstory narrates the connection between human lives and the natural world to showcase the eco-diasporic consciousness the novel utilises the themes of environmental activism and the broader implications of ecological destruction. Another eco-diasporic novel Saltwater, by Jessica Andrews reflects on identity and displacement in the context of environmental change. Another example in this line is Michael Ondaatje’s Anil’s Ghost, which intertwines the effects of civil conflict with environmental degradation in Sri Lanka to illustrate the multifaceted impacts on human lives. In the light of Green Humanities, the proposed edited book aims to investigate how diasporic literature and indigenous resilience address environmental issues, climate change, and ecological concerns. It also attempts to examine the relationship between diaspora experiences and environmental narratives. This book will put together a kaleidoscopic view of eco-diaspora and its engagement with literary works.

Sub-themes:

• Environmental Displacement and Migration

• Cultural Adaptation and Resilience

• Physical and Emotional Landscapes in Indentureship

• Environment in Slave Narratives of Diaspora

• Environment, Globalisation and Eco-friendly patterns

• Climate Change and Global Refugee Crisis

• Ecocriticism and Postcolonialism

• Nature, Animal and Nonhuman Agencies in Diaspora

• Indigenous Eco-Resilience, Tribal Studies and Storytelling

• Waterscapes and Environmental Memory

• Queer Diasporas, Margins of Sexuality and Sexual Identity

• Ecomasculinities across Borders

• Borders, Ecologies and Identity

• Nature, Healing and Cultural Survival

• Land, Language and Environment

*Submissions are not limited to the above-mentioned themes but are strictly related to the broader area of the study.  

 Editors:

Dr. Dhiraj Saha
Assistant Professor
P P Savani University

Dr. Shrabanti Kundu
Assistant Professor
P P Savani University

Dr. Debashis Mitra
Assistant Professor & Head
Maharaja Agrasen International College

*Selected Papers will be published in an edited Book with an ISBN from AuthorsPress (International Publication), New Delhi, India