A Story about Ruin: An Ecofeminist Perspective on Omar El Akkad’s American War

• Authors: Bettina Huber
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article analyzes Omar El Akkad’s 2017 novel American War from an ecofeminist perspective by examining the intersections between environmental issues, gender, and terrorism. The use of different text genres in the broader context of this fictionalized (self) life narrative will also be the focus of this analysis. As a case study for the overall argumentation, special emphasis will be placed on the depiction of the radicalization of the main character, Sara(t) Chestnut.

Keywords

EN

Omar El Akkad, American War, ecofeminist criticism, terrorism

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: New Horizons in English Studies
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 5

Dates

published

2020

online

2020-09-04

Contributors

author

Bettina Huber

• University of Passau

editor

Aneta Okuń-Jaśkowiak

editor

Adam Głaz

editor

Lidia Kniaź-Hunek

editor

Anna Bendrat

editor

Ewelina Prażmo

editor

Przemysław Terejko

editor

Piotr Szczypa

editor

Grzegorz Czemiel

editor

Ewa Antoszek

editor

Justyna Galant

editor

Marta Komsta

editor

Edyta Frelik

editor

Agata Waszkiewicz

editor

Anna Oleszczuk

editor

Agata Waszkiewicz

other

Aneta Okuń-Jaśkowiak

References

• El Akkad, Omar. 2017. American War. New York: Vintage Books.
• Friedman, Lisa. 2019. “Trump Serves Notice to Quiet Paris Climate Agreement.” The New York Times, November 4.
• Gaard, Greta. 2010. “Women, Water, Energy: An Ecofeminist Approach.” In Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals, ed. Peter G. Brown and Jeremy J. Schmidt, 59-76. Washington: Island Press.
• Greshko, Michael, et al. 2019. “A Running List of How President Trump Is Changing Environmental Policy.” National Geographic Society, May 3.
• Salleh, Ariel. (1997) 2017. Ecofeminism as Politics: Nature, Marx and the Postmodern. 2nd ed. London: Zed Books.
• “Terrorist.” 2014. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus. Accessed February 10, 2020. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/terrorist.
• White House. 2019. “President Donald J. Trump Is Unleashing American Energy Dominance.” Whitehouse.gov, May 14.

Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/nh.2020.5.88-98