2020
DOI: 10.1177/2158244020941468
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Ecocriticism: Locating the Animist Figurings in Remi Raji’s Sea of My Mind

Abstract: This article is an ecocritical reading of Remi Raji’s Sea of My Mind (2013). We argue that the collection is a fine illustration of the animist turn in ecocriticism. By engaging with the import of the natural elements that incarnate with the imagination of the sea, we discuss the various ways in which Raji’s poetic oeuvres address the environmental exigencies of the times. We also show how the centrality of natural elements in the work pinpoints the limits of human agency. We further argue that the concern of … Show more

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“…Tujuan ekokritik Buell adalah menggalakkan upaya pelestarian alam dengan memberikan penjelasan mengenai kesadaran lingkungan atau kesadaran ekologis bagi manusia. Urgensi kajian karya sastra dengan ekokritik Buell memberikan nilai tertentu pada unsur-unsur manusia dan nonmanusia di dunia agar dapat menciptakan rasa hormat dan martabat kepada alam (Oluseye et al, 2020).…”
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“…Tujuan ekokritik Buell adalah menggalakkan upaya pelestarian alam dengan memberikan penjelasan mengenai kesadaran lingkungan atau kesadaran ekologis bagi manusia. Urgensi kajian karya sastra dengan ekokritik Buell memberikan nilai tertentu pada unsur-unsur manusia dan nonmanusia di dunia agar dapat menciptakan rasa hormat dan martabat kepada alam (Oluseye et al, 2020).…”
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“…They argue that the conception of traditional animism as paganistic and primitive is a disarticulation of the concept. They further claimed that animism is closely tied to nature (Oluwaseye, Olaloluwa, & Ogbulogo, 2020). Colonialism brought a disruption to the perception of nature in Africa.…”
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