Environmental Justice and Third Wave Ecocritical Approaches to Literature and Film
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https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2010.1.1.313Keywords:
environmental justice, globalization, indigenous peoples, third wave ecocriticismAbstract
Key words: environmental justice, globalization, indigenous peoples, third wave ecocriticism
Using films such as Babel directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñartu, or novels such as Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko can raise consciousness on environmental justice issues and the consequences of globalization and free trade agreements for different communities around the world. Both works illustrate quite poignantly the meaning of such landmark manifestos such as the United Nations Declaration on the the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice or the Earth Charter. Likewise these approaches constitute the third wave of ecocriticism whose interests lie in exploring human experience from eco-global perspectives which transcend ethnic and national borders in research.
Palabras clave: justicia medioambiental, globalización, pueblos indígenas, tercera oleada de la ecocrítica
Incorporar al aula largometrajes como Babel de Alejandro Gonzalez Iñartu o novelas como Almanac of the Dead de Leslie Marmon Silko puede redundar en un aumento de la concienciación sobre la justicia medioambiental y fomentar la reflexión sobre las consecuencias de la globalización y del comercio libre en distintas comunidades que coexisten en el planeta. Ambos documentos resultan útiles para ilustrar el significado de otros tan importantes como la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, los 17 principios para la justicia ambiental y la Carta de la Tierra, al mismo tiempo que se inscriben en la tercera oleada de la ecocrítica cuyos intereses se centran en explorar la experiencia humana desde perspectivas ecoglobales y trascender las fronteras étnicas y nacionales en la investigación.
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