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245 10 a| Waking to nature with Thoreau and Benjamin :b| or, Psychopolitical ecology /c| Rod Giblett.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Bloomsbury Academic,c| 2025.;

300 a| xviii, 211 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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520 a| "What do two white men born in the 19th century have to say that could be of any use or value in the current conjuncture of climate collapse and the recent re-rise of reactionary forces against progressive politics? Turns out, a lot, especially on waking up and critiquing anti-woke ideology on the topics of nature, life, social injustice, environmental destruction, and industrial capitalism and its technologies. As Giblett shows, Henry David Thoreau - an inspiration for William Melvin Kelley's writing on 'staying woke' - and Walter Benjamin provide tools of critique for waking to sexism, racism and placism"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Water : rivers, lakes, ponds, and "the parlor of the fishes" -- "The most dismal swamp" is "the holy of holies" -- "The life of the swamps" is "the ministering mother" -- Time and eternity in ritual, working, and the seasons -- Memory, dreaming, waking -- The body, the senses, the earth, and capitalism -- Writing nature and history -- Walking, rambling, sauntering, and the botanizing flâneur -- Aura and wildness versus modern technology -- Being at home with the earth.;

600 10 a| Thoreau, Henry David,d| 1817-1862x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A29703;

600 10 a| Benjamin, Walter,d| 1892-1940x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A92386;

650 0 a| Environmental psychology in literature.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| Political ecology in literature.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| Environmental literaturex| History and criticism.=| ^A406473;

650 0 a| American literaturey| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A17640;

650 0 a| German literaturex| History and criticism.=| ^A26189;

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Waking to nature with Thoreau and Benjamin : or, Psychopolitical ecology / Rod Giblett.

Author/creator	Giblett, Rodney James author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xviii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862--Criticism and interpretation. Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Criticism and interpretation. Environmental psychology in literature. Political ecology in literature. Political psychology--United States. --History. --19th century. Environmental literature--History and criticism. American literature--19th century. --History and criticism. German literature--History and criticism.

Contents	Water : rivers, lakes, ponds, and "the parlor of the fishes" -- "The most dismal swamp" is "the holy of holies" -- "The life of the swamps" is "the ministering mother" -- Time and eternity in ritual, working, and the seasons -- Memory, dreaming, waking -- The body, the senses, the earth, and capitalism -- Writing nature and history -- Walking, rambling, sauntering, and the botanizing flâneur -- Aura and wildness versus modern technology -- Being at home with the earth.
Abstract	"What do two white men born in the 19th century have to say that could be of any use or value in the current conjuncture of climate collapse and the recent re-rise of reactionary forces against progressive politics? Turns out, a lot, especially on waking up and critiquing anti-woke ideology on the topics of nature, life, social injustice, environmental destruction, and industrial capitalism and its technologies. As Giblett shows, Henry David Thoreau - an inspiration for William Melvin Kelley's writing on 'staying woke' - and Walter Benjamin provide tools of critique for waking to sexism, racism and placism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Giblett, Rodney James. Waking to nature with Thoreau and Benjami New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025 9798765129296
Genre/form	Literary criticism.
Genre/form	Critiques littéraires.
LCCN	2024040077
ISBN	9798765129289
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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