Parallels in Environmental Justice: An Analysis of Literature and the Environment in the Pacific Northwest and Southern Italy
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Date
2017-12
Authors
Malnati, Alec Martin
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Literature’s ability to represent real-world environmental and social issues plays an important role in addressing these issues. In some cases, literature can provide answers that other sources of information cannot. This thesis analyzes literary and filmic arts in order to understand the complexities of cases of environmental injustice. By analyzing pieces of literature from two geographic regions, this project outlines similar patterns within different contexts. My research shows that linking the issues of environmental injustice with their representations in the arts can provide compelling insights into the common elements of violations of social, economic, and environmental landscapes.
Description
54 pages. Presented to the Departments of Romance Languages and Environmental Studies and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts December 2017
Keywords
Environmental justice, Ecocriticism, Literature, Film, Environmental humanities, Comparative literature, Indigenous culture