Eco-criticism in The Life & Times of Michael K and The Conservationist

dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisor	Franssen, P.J.C.M.
dc.contributor.advisor	Hoenselaars, A.J.
dc.contributor.advisor	Pascoe, D.A.
dc.contributor.author	Lijcklama à Nijeholt, J.L.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-08-28T17:00:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-08-28T17:00:29Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/17876
dc.description.abstract	Contemporary concern with the environmental crisis, and how humans and the natural environment interact is fundamental to ecocriticism, a relatively new branch of literary theory. In this thesis, two novels by South African writers are analyzed who reflect on themes of ecology and environmentalism. The novels are "The Life & Times of Michael K" by J.M. Coetzee and "The Conservationist" by Nadine Gordimer. To be more specific, it is examined how the main characters of these novels relate to land and what the writers’ views are on what it means to be green in South Africa.
dc.description.sponsorship	Utrecht University
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.title	Eco-criticism in The Life & Times of Michael K and The Conservationist
dc.type.content	Master Thesis
dc.rights.accessrights	Open Access
dc.subject.keywords	eco-criticism; literature and ecology; environmental justice; postcolonial ecocriticism, black earth; white myth; South Africa
dc.subject.courseuu	Literatuur en cultuurkritiek