From Ego to Eco

From Ego to Eco – Mapping Shifts from Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism investigates philosophical, political and aesthetic formations of ecocentrism. Representing a variety of disciplines and testing a broad scope of critical approaches, the contributors of this volume argue that anthropocentrism is not - as often claimed - a predominant world view but, rather, a widely contested concept. Within various historical and national contexts, the individual contributors of this book discuss the significance and relevance of ecocentrism and offer new avenues to emerging discourses in the humanities.Contributors are: Darrell Arnold, Roman Bartosch, Aengus Daly, Gearoid Denvir, Elisabeth Jütten, Karla McManus, Sabine Lenore Müller, Maureen O’ Connor, Lillis Ó Laoire, Helen Phelan, Tina-Karen Pusse, and Christian Schmitt-Kilb.

Sabine Lenore Müller, Ph.D. (NUI Galway 2014), Zhejiang International Studies University, is Associate Professor of English Studies. She has presented papers, published articles and organised conferences focused on ecocriticism and environmental philosophy.Tina Karen Pusse, Dr.phil. (University of Cologne 2004), National University of Ireland, Galway, is a Lecturer of German Studies. She has published a monograph, articles, edited volumes and periodicals in the areas of gender studies, modern German poetry, autobiography, theory of laughter, and ecocriticism.