Geo Graphein: Reimagining literary geography

James Riding*, Olivia Mason

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The role of the geohumanities has been central to expanding literary geography and opens possibilities to 'imagine worlds'; yet it is vital to engage with Indigenous, more-than-human, and decolonial accounts to reimagine writing the earth otherwise, highlighting critical work in political ecology and the environmental humanities to further expand literary geography. In this chapter, an exploration of geos (earth) imaginations resituates plurality and multiplicity in earth imaginings beyond a Western, Eurocentric gaze, while further sections centre decoloniality, and lively, more-than-human, Indigenous geographical research. How do we imagine places, landscapes, and regions? Where are we imagining? Where are we imagining from? What texts are we concerned with? Who has authored them?.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Handbook of Literary Geographies
EditorsNeal Alexander, David Cooper
Place of PublicationAbingdon
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Chapter30
Pages326-335
Number of pages10
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781040045855, 9781003097761
ISBN (Print)9780367564339
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Aug 2024

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