Ecocriticism and the Ethics of Coexistence

This edited collection brings together literary and cultural texts from India, the United States, South Korea, and Australia to build upon a relational understanding of ecocriticism. The volume opens by tracing the development and future directions of ecocriticism in the East and West, situating it within the public humanities and environmental responsibility. Further contributions read literary and cultural texts that foreground ecofeminist resistance, posthuman transformation, indigenous cosmologies, and struggles in environmental justice. While chapters are grounded in close reading, authors also engage with activist movements and histories of displacement. Together, they demonstrate that ecocriticism is a multidisciplinary practice, illuminating how literature participates in shaping relational ethics and more sustainable modes of coexistence.