The Rhizomatic Trajectory of Ecocriticism
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https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2010.1.1.314Keywords:
rhizomatic trajectory, third wave, postmodern ecocriticism, Deleuze and Guattari, interconnected approaches, ecocritical heterogeneity, multiplicity of theoriesAbstract
Key words: rhizomatic trajectory, third wave, postmodern ecocriticism, Deleuze and Guattari, interconnected approaches, ecocritical heterogeneity, multiplicity of theories
In its third wave, ecocriticism has become multicultural and transnational, and expanded rapidly in terms of epistemological positions and interpretive methods. Its very multiple directions and methodological and theoretical plurality may appear problematic. However, ecocritical theory and practice are not arbitrary or ‘ambivalently open’, but rather pursue a trajectory summed up by Deleuze and Guattari in the image of the rhizome. The quintessentially postmodern concept of the rhizome as an acentred, non-hierarchical system operating by variation and alliance permits us to recognise a cultivated kind of growth where others have seen only disciplinary crisis.
Palabras clave: trayectoria rizomática, tercera oleada, ecocrítica posmoderna, Deleuze y Guattari, enfoques interconectados, heterogeneidad ecocrítica, multiplicidad de teorías
En esta tercera oleada, la ecocrítica se ha vuelto multicultural y transnacional, y se ha expandido rápidamente en lo que respecta a posiciones epistemológicas y a métodos interpretativos. Sus múltiples direcciones y su pluralidad metodológica y teórica pueden parecer problemáticas. Sin embargo, la teoría y prácticas ecocríticas no son arbitrarias o “abiertas de forma ambivalente”, sino que más bien continúan una trayectoria que Deleuze y Guattari han resumido en la imagen del rizoma. El concepto postmodernista por excelencia del rizoma es un sistema no-jerárquico y sin centro que se rige por la variedad y la alianza y que nos permite reconocer un tipo de crecimiento cultivado donde otros sólo han visto una crisis disciplinaria.
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