Ecolinguistics, Social Justice and Sustainability - (Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Decentring the growing field of ecolinguistics from its historically Western orientation, this open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between language and the environment in the Global South.

It brings forward new perspectives and voices to broaden our understanding of the role of language in addressing ecological challenges.

Through a series of thought-provoking chapters, the book navigates through various dimensions of ecolinguistics, shedding light on critical issues and innovative approaches across diverse contexts. Case studies include the representation of ecotourism in Morocco, the implementation of ecological ideology in Oman, colonial legacies in Argentina's food production discourse, ecological identity in Kenya, the role of civets in Indonesian coffee production and life stories about Senegalese ecologies.

Through a blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, the book advocates for a holistic understanding of ecolinguistics that transcends geographical boundaries and cultural nuances.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.

Review Quotes

"This latest anthology in the book series, as the title suggests, sets an example for an emerging decolonial/postcolonial approach to ecolinguistics as a global ideology. By drawing on such Latin American frameworks as ecosystemic linguistics and ecosystemic discourse analysis, the eleven closely-connected but diversely-presented chapters offer an all-round critique of the prevailing anthropocentric ideologies, for instance, linguistic imperialism, manifested in various domains such as environmental education and tourism industries, in search for such notions of sustainable tourism as new ecoideologies to live by." --Wenjuan Zhou, Associate Professor, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, P. R. China

"This book opens a window on ecolinguistics as it is being thought and lived from diverse Global South perspectives. The chapters offer grounded, original insights into the links among language, justice, and ecology. A timely and much-needed contribution to the field as a whole." --Douglas Ponton, University of Catania, Italy

"Finally a volume that brings the voices of the Global South to the fore in ecolinguistics. This excellent collection showcases a diversity of environmental and educational practices across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, proving essential reading for anyone committed to truly inclusive and socially conscious ecolinguistic scholarship. A timely contribution!" --Sune Vork Steffensen, Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

"Ecolinguistics, Social Justice and Sustainability makes a meaningful, timely, and insightful contribution to the expanding and diversifying field of ecolinguistics. This is a much needed and valuable addition to the Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics series and should be a must-read for all scholars in the field." --Robert Poole, Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics, The University of Alabama, USA

About the Author

Mohamed Mliless is an independent researcher in Ecolinguistics and Critical Environmental Discourse Analysis, Meknes, Morocco.
Mohammed Larouz is Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco.
David Stringer is Associate Professor of Second Language Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, USA.
Diego Luis Forte is an Academic Consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina and a Professor of Multimodality at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
George M Jacobs teaches and writes for Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation, Singapore.
Meng Huat Chau is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education at Zhejiang International Studies University, China.