About the Series Nature, Literature, and Ecology

During the last third of the 20th century a public and increasingly international debate began about humankind's interdependence with nature. The scope and consequence of this dialogue influenced by many different events as well as by scientific and economic research has proven to be more far reaching than all previous such discussions. Today's ecological consciousness is primarily oriented towards present problems and concerns. However, this consciousness must be understood in its historical context and as a reflection of the dialectical relationship between human beings, nature, and society. The series, NATURE * LITERATURE * ECOLOGY, has been established for academics and non-academics in the humanities and social sciences who are first and foremost interested in an interdisciplinary exploration and analysis of these complex concepts. We are seeking manuscripts that address this complex in German literature with a philosophical, ideological, economic, cultural, political, ethical, and/or aesthetic focus or in comparison to other national literatures. Moreover, we are interested in publishing critical editions of overlooked or forgotten works that support concepts of ecological sustainability within a regional economy, provide examples of a bio-centric aesthetic, detail utopian aspects in works of fiction, etc. As a whole, the series is dedicated to publicizing existing ecological, social, and holistic alternatives to the dominant discourse of scientific and technological progress.

Beschreibung auf Deutsch

Books

Sonntage eines großstädtischen Arbeiters in der Natur (1906): Kritische Neuausgabe mit Beiträgen zur Nachhaltigkeit (English) (German)
Die Fiktionalität der Natur. Studien zum Naturbegriff in Erzähltexten der Romantik und des Realismus. (Berbeli Wanning)
Die erhabene Natur. Entwurf einer ökologischen Ästhetik. (Elmar Treptow)
Noch ist Deutschland nicht verloren: Ökologische Wunsch- und Warnschriften seit dem späten 18. Jahrhundert (German)

Link to Publisher (German)

Contact

Inquiries or manuscripts in English or German should be sent to the editors:

Dr. Peter Morris-Keitel
Department of Foreign Languages
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
USA Tel.: (570) 577-1353
Fax: (570) 577-1948
pmorris@bucknell.edu

Dr. Michael Niedermeier
Leiter der Arbeitsstelle Goethe- Worterbuch
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Jägerstrasse 22/23
10117 Berlin Germany
Tel.: 030/20370278
Fax: 030/20370600
niedermeier@bbaw.de