{"title":"On Affect and Ecopoetics","authors":"Katarzyna Paszkiewicz","doi":"10.6035/clr.6427","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this article, I aim to contribute to the discussion on the convergence between affect studies and ecocriticism, especially in its new materialist strands, by focusing on their applicability to the study of poetry. Drawing on Jane Bennett, I set out to explore the potential of poetry to imagine and attend to the worlds beyond the anthropocentric, as well as to engender attentiveness to the nonhuman as theorized in new materialisms. I contend that Bennett’s theorization of affect, vibrant matter, and her model of influx-and-efflux, can be fruitfully thought of in connection to what writer and scholar Julia Fiedorczuk conceptualizes as ecopoetics. In particular, and addressing Fiedorczuk’s ecocriticism and poetic practice, this paper will understand ecopoetics as a means of inducing “an aesthetic-affective openness to material vitality” (Bennett, 2010: x), and it will raise questions about how to write an I in a world of vibrant matter.","PeriodicalId":42176,"journal":{"name":"Cultura Lenguaje y Representacion-Revista de Estudios Culturales de la Universitat Jaume I","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cultura Lenguaje y Representacion-Revista de Estudios Culturales de la Universitat Jaume I","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.6035/clr.6427","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CULTURAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this article, I aim to contribute to the discussion on the convergence between affect studies and ecocriticism, especially in its new materialist strands, by focusing on their applicability to the study of poetry. Drawing on Jane Bennett, I set out to explore the potential of poetry to imagine and attend to the worlds beyond the anthropocentric, as well as to engender attentiveness to the nonhuman as theorized in new materialisms. I contend that Bennett’s theorization of affect, vibrant matter, and her model of influx-and-efflux, can be fruitfully thought of in connection to what writer and scholar Julia Fiedorczuk conceptualizes as ecopoetics. In particular, and addressing Fiedorczuk’s ecocriticism and poetic practice, this paper will understand ecopoetics as a means of inducing “an aesthetic-affective openness to material vitality” (Bennett, 2010: x), and it will raise questions about how to write an I in a world of vibrant matter.
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CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND REPRESENTATION (CLR) is a biannual scholarly publication devoted to the field of Culture and Linguistics Studies, whose scope is aimed at the international academic community. Alternatively, each issue deals either monographically with a relevant aspect of the linguistic representation of culture in its various manifestations (social, political, educational, literary, historical, etc.) or encourages interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to language and culture research. The Journal is committed to academic and research excellence by publishing relevant and original material that meets high scientific standards. Submission of a paper will be taken to imply that it is unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Articles will undergo an independent evaluation by two external referees, who will advise the Editors on the suitability of their publication. Publishing elsewhere an article included in CLR needs the author''s acknowledgement that it has first appeared in the Journal. If in doubt, authors are advised to contact The Editors.
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