Environmental Crisis in Young Adult Fiction – A Poetics of Earth – GCU Lahore

The second critical thinking circle in collaboration with Shaoor Foundation for Education and Awareness (SFEA) based on the book “Environmental Crisis in Young Adult Fiction – A Poetics of Earth” by Alice Curry was conducted with the students of GCU on the 22nd December 2022. The session started with an introduction to the ecofeminist theory and how the factor of essentiality associated with the female gender makes women pay for the destruction done to nature at the hands of men. Professors at GCU connected the poetics of earth to Aristotle’s poetics: the tragedy of the planet caused by humanity’s hubris. Examples of women getting attacked, raped, and butchered just like motherland in the context of partition of the subcontinent were discussed. Ecofeminism in the context of the Hunger Games was also a part of the CTC discussion. A synonymy was drawn between mother nature which is characterized by its capacity to nurture and women who are expected to nurture new generations for the benefit and continuation of mankind. Lastly, this thought-provoking session ended with tea, snacks, and group pictures.