Teaching ecological awareness through literature : a case study of Ghassan : Kanafani’s returning to Haifa

Joint Authors

al-Fawarah, Luayy Hamid Qutaysh
Onin, Abdulkader M. H.

Source

Manar Elsharq Journal for Literature and Language Studies

Issue

Vol. 1, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2023), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Manar Elsharq for Studies and Publication

Publication Date

2023-03-31

Country of Publication

Jordan

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

English Language and Literature

Abstract EN

Theories like Feminism, Marxism and Post-colonialism work on the contextualization of literature.

Exponents of these theories promote the employment of such approaches in the field of education in order to raise the students’ awareness towards social and political issues, and help them inculcate and develop the skill of critical reading of literary texts.

In the 1990s, a new approach evolved in the domain of literary studies that called for the same task but from a different perspective, i.e.

Ecocriticism.

Hence, taking Ecocriticism as a theoretical framework, the paper in hand has discussed Ghassan Kanafani’s novella Returning to Haifa with a special focus on the use of nature and environment with their various meanings and connotations in the novella.

The paper’s main objective is to contribute in the promotion of Ecocriticism as a tool for critical reading.

It also aimed at raising students’ awareness of environmental crises, particularly those caused by conflicts and wars.

The paper has postulated that Ecological awareness would help students to gain better understanding of the consequences of conflicts and to be more cautious in their treatment of the environment around them.

After the analysis of Kanafani’s novella, the researcher found that the author attempted to convey messages to the readers through his treatment of nature.

Most of these messages lament the loss of the natural elements as well as the human intuitive nature due to wars and conflicts that result in displacement of people and hence the destruction of environment and imbalance in the ecosystem.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Fawarah, Luayy Hamid Qutaysh& Onin, Abdulkader M. H.. 2023. Teaching ecological awareness through literature : a case study of Ghassan : Kanafani’s returning to Haifa. Manar Elsharq Journal for Literature and Language Studies،Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1494152

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Fawarah, Luayy Hamid Qutaysh& Onin, Abdulkader M. H.. Teaching ecological awareness through literature : a case study of Ghassan : Kanafani’s returning to Haifa. Manar Elsharq Journal for Literature and Language Studies Vol. 1, no. 1 (2023), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1494152

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Fawarah, Luayy Hamid Qutaysh& Onin, Abdulkader M. H.. Teaching ecological awareness through literature : a case study of Ghassan : Kanafani’s returning to Haifa. Manar Elsharq Journal for Literature and Language Studies. 2023. Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1494152

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 4-5

Record ID

BIM-1494152