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Started by Ryoko Harada
Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:59
The exciting new area of ecolinguistics...
Author: Ryoko Harada
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:59
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:59
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At first, linguists thought of language as something existing within the human brain, but they ignored the rest. Then linguists thought of language as existing within human societies, and discovered its power to influence and shape those societies. But beyond societies of humans interacting with other humans, they still ignored the rest. Now we are beginning to realise that we ignore the rest at our peril, and at the peril of all life on earth. Ecolinguists think of language as existing within the delicate ecosystems which bind together the lives of all animals, plants and the Earth. And the goal of ecolinguistics is to explore the influence that language can have in shaping these ecosystems and contributing to ecological devastation or harmony. The discipline of ecolinguistics is fairly new, and does not yet have a refereed journal. The Centre for Language and Ecology is therefore launching a new on-line magazine which aims to present lively and accessible articles on ecolinguistics. If you are interested in finding out more about ecolinguistics, or reading the February 2004 issue of Language & Ecology Online Magazine, then please look at this site: http://www.ecoling.net Ryoko Harada Centre for Language and Ecology Futsukaichi 975, Fukuoka, Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Contents page of February 2004 issue of Language & Ecology Online Magazine ...................................................................... ............................................................ Editorial: The 'controlled environment' Are humans building a world which resembles an intensive pig farm? Article 1: Pigs, discourse, and ecological destruction A look at the ecologically devastating consequences of the discourse of the pork industry. Article 2: Moving away from ecological 'political correctness'... What is a 'non-domesticated nonhuman'? And do we really need terms like this? Article 3: Towards Poetic Activism A way of challenging ecologically destructive discourses without creating a stifling new orthodoxy. Article 4: Poetic activism and pigs New ways of thinking about our porcine cousins
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