Ecodocumentaries ─ Critical Essays

This book features twelve critical essays on ecodocumentaries written by eminent scholars in the area of ecocriticism and ecocinema studies from India, USA, Ireland, Finland and Turkey. Situating social documentaries with explicit ecological form and content, the volume takes relational positions on political, cultural and conservational aspects of natures and cultures in various cultural contexts. While a few essays engage with the dichotomy of nature(s) and culture(s), others dialogue with the innate concurrence of nature(s) and culture(s). Documentaries themed around issues such as electronic waste, animal rights, land ethics, pollution of river, land grabbing, development, exotic plants and fracking are some of the interesting topics ecocritiqued in this volume.

Dr. Rayson K. Alex is Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India. He teaches ecocriticism, literary criticism, cinematic art and technical report writing.