This thesis is an examination of transformative effects of literature on environmental identity. The work begins by examining and expanding the Deep Ecology concept of identification-with-nature. The potential problems with identification through direct encounters are used to argue for the relevance of the possibility of identification-through-literature. Identification-through-literature is then argued for using the hermeneutic and narrative theories of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur, as well as various examples of nature writing and fiction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc30435 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Bell, Nathan M. |
| Contributors | Callicott, J. Baird, Kaplan, David M., Taylor, David |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 104 p., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Bell, Nathan M., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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