Literary Feminist Ecologies of American and Caribbean Expansionism: Errand into the Wilderness

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Christine M. Battista Melissa R. Sande

Literary Feminist Ecologies of American and Caribbean Expansionism

Errand into the Wilderness

Christine M. Battista, Melissa R. Sande

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Routledge
13 July 2023

History of the Americas; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Popular culture; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies, gender groups; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: Routledge Environmental Literature, Culture and Media

"This book synthesizes ecofeminist theory, American studies, and postcolonial theory to interrogate what New Americanist William V. Spanos articulates as the ""errand into the wilderness"": the ethic of Puritanical expansionism at the heart of the U.S. empire that moved westward under Manifest Destiny to colonize Native Americans, non-whites, women, and the land.

The project explores how the legacy of the errand has been articulated by women writers, from the slave narrative to contemporary fiction. Uniting texts across geographical and temporal boundaries, the book constructs a theoretical approach for reading and understanding how women authors craft counter-narratives at the intersection of metaphorical and literal landscapes of colonization. It focuses on literature from the United States and the Caribbean, including the slave narratives by Sojourner Truth, Harriet E. Wilson, and Harriet Jacobs, and contemporary work by Toni Morrison, Maryse Condé, Edwidge Danticat, and Native American writer Linda Hogan. It charts the contrast between America’s earliest idyllic visions and the subsequent reality: an era of unprecedented violence against women of color and the environment.

This study of many canonical writers presents an important and illuminating analysis of American mythologies that continue to impact the cultural landscape today. It will be a significant discussion text for students, scholars, and researchers in environmental humanities, ecofeminism, and postcolonial studies."

By: Christine M. Battista, Melissa R. Sande
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 512g
ISBN: 9781032230115
ISBN 10: 1032230118
Series: Routledge Environmental Literature, Culture and Media
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 13 July 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christine M. Battista is Instructional Design Specialist at Sierra Space and an independent scholar in Denver, U.S.A. Melissa R. Sande is Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Humanities at Union College of Union County, NJ, U.S.A.