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100 1 a| Caison, Gina,d| 1980-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtG3KBWYxDHggrWDyFjwd=| ^A1347493;

245 10 a| Erosion :b| American environments and the anxiety of disappearance /c| Gina Caison.;

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264 1 a| Durham :b| Duke University Press,c| 2024.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Erosion -- Landslides and Horizons of the West -- Surfaces and Allotments of the Heartland -- Disappearing Grounds and Backgrounds of the Gulf -- Gullies and Removals of the Plantation South -- Littoral Cells and Literal Sells of the Atlantic -- What We Talk about When We Talk about Erosion.;

520 a| "In Erosion, Gina Caison traces how American authors and photographers have grappled with soil erosion as a material reality that shapes narratives of identity, belonging, and environment. Examining canonical American texts and photography including The Grapes of Wrath, Octavia Butler's Parable series, John Audubon's Louisiana writings, and Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother, Caison shows how concerns over erosion reveal anxieties of disappearance that are based in the legacies of settler colonialism. Soil loss not only occupies a complex metaphorical place in the narrative of American identity; it becomes central to preserving the white settler-colonial state through Indigenous dispossession and erasure. At the same time, Caison examines how Indigenous texts and art, such as Lynn Rigg's play Green Grow the Lilacs, Karenne Wood's poetry, and the photography of Monique Verdin, challenge colonial narratives of the continent by outlining the material stakes of soil loss for their own communities. From California to Oklahoma to North Carolina's Outer Banks, Caison ultimately demonstrates that concerns over erosion reverberate out into issues of climate change, land ownership, Indigenous sovereignty, race, and cultural and national identity"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Ecocriticism.=| ^A518233;

650 0 a| American literaturex| Themes, motives.=| ^A23764;

650 0 a| Ecology in literature.=| ^A109190;

650 0 a| Soil erosion.=| ^A3548;

650 6 a| Écocritique.;

650 6 a| Littérature américainex| Thèmes, motifs.;

650 6 a| Solsx| Érosion.;

650 7 a| LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.2| bisacsh;

650 7 a| SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)2| bisacsh;

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Erosion : American environments and the anxiety of disappearance / Gina Caison.

Author/creator	Caison, Gina, 1980- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.
Description	pages cm
Subjects	Ecocriticism. American literature--Themes, motives. Ecology in literature. Soil erosion. Écocritique. Littérature américaine--Thèmes, motifs. Sols--Érosion.

Contents	Erosion -- Landslides and Horizons of the West -- Surfaces and Allotments of the Heartland -- Disappearing Grounds and Backgrounds of the Gulf -- Gullies and Removals of the Plantation South -- Littoral Cells and Literal Sells of the Atlantic -- What We Talk about When We Talk about Erosion.
Abstract	"In Erosion, Gina Caison traces how American authors and photographers have grappled with soil erosion as a material reality that shapes narratives of identity, belonging, and environment. Examining canonical American texts and photography including The Grapes of Wrath, Octavia Butler's Parable series, John Audubon's Louisiana writings, and Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother, Caison shows how concerns over erosion reveal anxieties of disappearance that are based in the legacies of settler colonialism. Soil loss not only occupies a complex metaphorical place in the narrative of American identity; it becomes central to preserving the white settler-colonial state through Indigenous dispossession and erasure. At the same time, Caison examines how Indigenous texts and art, such as Lynn Rigg's play Green Grow the Lilacs, Karenne Wood's poetry, and the photography of Monique Verdin, challenge colonial narratives of the continent by outlining the material stakes of soil loss for their own communities. From California to Oklahoma to North Carolina's Outer Banks, Caison ultimately demonstrates that concerns over erosion reverberate out into issues of climate change, land ownership, Indigenous sovereignty, race, and cultural and national identity"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Caison, Gina, 1980- Erosion Durham : Duke University Press, 2024 9781478060147
LCCN	2024008007
ISBN	9781478031161 (paperback)
ISBN	1478031166
ISBN	9781478026914 (hardcover)
ISBN	147802691X
ISBN	(ebook)

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