Ecocriticism in Taiwan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2010.1.1.339Keywords:
sustainable development, globalization, environmental justice, , environmental disastersAbstract
Key words: sustainable development, globalization, environmental justice, environmental disasters
This brief article provides an overview of the recently established chapter of ASLE-Taiwan, the result of efforts and contributions made by scholars from leading universities interested in environmental issues and specializing in ecocriticism and environmental literature for more than a decade. Worthy of my special mentioning is the contributions made by the English Department of Tamkang University, one of the leading institutions focusing on ecocriticism in its PhD program. Tamkang University has held four international conferences on ecocriticism since 2000. The fifth international conference is scheduled to be held in December 2010. Many world-renowned ecocritics have been invited to attend the conferences and their papers are published in the Tamkang Review. Moreover, I’ll introduce some of the prominent ecocritics in Taiwan and their achievements in ecocriticism. Finally, I’ll deal with the impact of globalization on Taiwan and the conflict between a sustainable economy and a market-oriented economy currently confronting Taiwan. Many eco-scholars call attention to the devastating effects of the long-time pursuit of a market economy on the environment and try to push for the adoption of sustainable development as an alternative. In the wake of the tragic disaster caused by Typhoon Morakot in 2009, environmental issues are being taken more seriously in the press and are more widely debated in Taiwanese society in general. Environmental justice thus is beginning to play a more important role in ecocriticism in Taiwan right now.
Palabras clave: desarrollo sostenible, globalización, justicia medioambiental, desastres medioambientales
Este breve artículo proporciona una visión general del grupo de ASLE Taiwán creado recientemente, resultado de esfuerzos y contribuciones de investigadores de universidades punteras, interesados en cuestiones medioambientales y especializados en ecocrítica y literatura medioambiental desde hace mas de una década. Merecen mención especial las contribuciones del departamento de inglés de la Universidad de Tamkang, una de las instituciones punteras que centran sus programas de doctorado en la ecocrítica. La Universidad de Tamkang ha organizado cuatro congresos internacionales de ecocrítica desde el año 2000. El quinto congreso internacional tendrá lugar en diciembre del 2010. Se ha invitado a muchos ecocríticos reconocidos mundialmente a participar y sus ponencias se publicarán en el Tamkang Review. Además, presentaré a algunos de los ecocríticos más importantes en Taiwan y sus logros en ecocrítica. Finalmente, trataré del impacto de la globalización en Taiwán y del conflicto entre una economía sostenible y una economía de mercado que Taiwán está afrontando actualmente. Muchos eco investigadores están llamando la atención sobre los efectos devastadores de la extensa búsqueda de una economía de mercado como alternativa. Tras el trágico desastre causado por el tifón Morakot en 2009, las cuestiones medioambientales están siendo tomadas más en serio en la prensa y se están debatiendo más ampliamente en la sociedad taiwanesa en general. Así, la justicia medioambiental está comenzando a representar un papel más importante en la ecocrítica de Taiwán en estos momentos.
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