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Disaster And Hope In The Comic Universe Of 'Gardening In The Tropics', Molly Mosher Jan 2021

Disaster And Hope In The Comic Universe Of 'Gardening In The Tropics', Molly Mosher

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In this paper, I explore ideas of dominion and how Western canon has helped propagate ideas of human domination of the natural world. Using Joseph W. Meeker’s The Comedy of Survival, I trace a line from the advent of the literary tragedy to the climate crisis. To contrast, I use his idea of comedy as the antidote to domination — a way of thinking that might inspire collaboration with the natural world. I will explore the comic with, predominately, Olive Senior’s Gardening in the Tropics, alongside Jamaica Kincaid’s gardening studies and Mona Lisa Saloy’s essay on environmental destruction. To …


Bellevue, Sean Edgely Jan 2014

Bellevue, Sean Edgely

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Mythopoeia: A Biography, David Corliss Jan 2014

Mythopoeia: A Biography, David Corliss

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The Place Is Prologue, Natalie Caro Jan 2014

The Place Is Prologue, Natalie Caro

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Scarecrone, Melissa Broder Jan 2013

Scarecrone, Melissa Broder

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Three Words: Foreign, Nina Stojkovic Jan 2013

Three Words: Foreign, Nina Stojkovic

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Things I Know, Tomoko Sawada Jan 2013

Things I Know, Tomoko Sawada

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Poetic Instructions On How To Stretch Brain Muscles & Examine Carnal Desires, Guil Parreiras Jan 2013

Poetic Instructions On How To Stretch Brain Muscles & Examine Carnal Desires, Guil Parreiras

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