Abstract

The ‘global’ project of ecoflourishing, while effectuating in each ‘local’ community, activates the pendulum between the ‘global’ and the ‘local,’, stemming into the ‘glocal.’ This rhythmic flow seeks the simultaneous ecological wellbeing and the flourishing of each and all individuals and their communities. Having narrative analysis as a vector, I probe into different cultural and literary approaches to the transmission and praxis of ecoflourishing as a ‘glocal’ phenomenon. Honing in on interdisciplinary voices, I explore the multilayered ecocritical narratives of biblical narratives, indigenous traditions, non-western cultures, as well as urban exchanges between the Western World and the migratory voices from the ‘peripheries.’ In our globalized scenario all voices should be included in the podium of ‘glocal’ discussions as each one offers a valuable contribution to the multilayered approaches to our global ecoflorishing project, by nature ‘glocal,’ multilayered, diverse in implementation, nonetheless cohesive in the common ecoflorishing global goals.

Presenters

Graciela Boruszko
Modern Languages Program Director, Humanities, Fresno Pacific University, California, United States

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Civic, Political, and Community Studies

KEYWORDS

Ecoflourishing, Ecocritical Narratives, Urban transcultural narrative space, Indigenous Oral Tradition

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