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Ekokritisismo

Ekolohiya (Ecology) + Kritisismo (Criticism)

Greek Origins

Oikos (house, environment) + Kritos/Kritis (judge, critique)

Main Focus

Examines the relationship between literature and nature

Cheryll B. Glotfelty

Landmarks in Literary Ecology (1996), First American Professor of Literature and Environment

William Rueckert

Literature and Ecology: An Experiment in Ecocriticism (1978), Coined the term Ecocriticism

Ecocriticism (Eco)

Based on Transcendentalism, Thinkers: Thoreau, Muir, Emerson, Fuller

Green Studies (GS)

Focuses on environmental advocacy in literature, Thinkers: Bate, Coupe, Kerridge, Garrard

Anthropocentric

Human-centered perspective in Ecocriticism

Ecocentric

Nature-centered perspective in Ecocriticism

Naratolohiya

Study of the structure of stories and how they incorporate nature

Cultural Anthropology & Sociology

Explores how literature reflects human interactions with nature

Eko-Alamat

Myths with environmental themes

Eko-Kwentong Bayan

Folktales highlighting human-nature relationships

Eko-Sanaysay

Essays analyzing the environment

Eko-Tula

Poems depicting nature’s beauty or destruction

Eko-Awit

Songs with environmental themes

Eko-Pelikula

Films portraying human-nature interactions

Nature as a Protagonist

Nature takes an active role instead of being just a setting

Bagong Luma

John Iremil Teodoro, Old ecological themes reinterpreted in modern literature

Mishra (2016)

The real crisis is not how nature functions, but how human ethics function

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

1962, Exposed the dangers of pesticides and their effects on ecosystems

Environmental Responsibility

Literature promotes ecological literacy and encourages environmental advocacy

Final Thought

Ekokritisismo bridges humanities, science, and social sciences to study human-nature relationships