Senior Project Advisor
Christopher Loar, Lori Martindale
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Keywords
Literature, Humanities, Environmental Humanities, Queer Ecology, Anthropology, Art, Political Theory
Abstract
This capstone project metaphorays into rewilding contemporary climate conscious literature and biology research related to forests. It situates (under)stories as firmly rooted in the context of queer ecology, pointing to a non-essentialist and anti-colonialist view of the world that strongly endorses the significance of environmental humanities in liberation work. Climate change and its connection to systems of social oppression necessitate a breakdown of the divide between arts and sciences in hopes of sustainable futures in the Anthropocene. Storytelling plays an important role in this. Queer eco-literature will not save the world on its own, of course, but it does hold the power of uncovering why the world is worth saving and how we might engage with restoration.
Inked illustrations were created by Aina Zabinski.
The subtitle translation for the first essay, "Roots," uses Katie Holten's tree alphabet rewilding tool.
Department
English
Recommended Citation
Zabinski, Aina, "Understories: A Queer Rewilding of Ecology and Literature" (2024). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 835.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/835
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf