Environmental Crisis in Urban Areas in J. G. Ballard’s Short Stories

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Environmental Crisis in Urban Areas in J. G. Ballard’s Short Stories

Authors:

N.A.

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 49, pp.15-26

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291154

pISSN:

2458-908X

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 This study mainly applies Lawrence Buells environmental criticism to study the urban environment in J. G. Ballards short stories from two aspects: the environmental problems and humankinds failed resistances to them. Through studying these aspects, the paper discloses Ballards reproof of the industrial societys disrespect towards nature and his ecological concerns over the development of both the environment and the human being. The paper will study the status of the urban environment from two angles: the absence of green landscape and the prevalence of pollution. The paper will interpret how the characters attempt to resist the predicaments but end up in failures. Though their attempts do not succeed, seeing from Buells theory, this kind of pessimistic extremity in Ballards imagination could also reflect his determination of arousing readers awe in facing nature and their consciousness of environmental protection. By stressing the environmental predicaments, humankinds crises under the predicaments, and the futile resistances, Ballards urban short stories express a profound ecological concern with the urban environment and humanitys existential status.

 This study mainly applies Lawrence Buells environmental criticism to study the urban environment in J. G. Ballards short stories from two aspects: the environmental problems and humankinds failed resistances to them. Through studying these aspects, the paper discloses Ballards reproof of the industrial societys disrespect towards nature and his ecological concerns over the development of both the environment and the human being. The paper will study the status of the urban environment from two angles: the absence of green landscape and the prevalence of pollution. The paper will interpret how the characters attempt to resist the predicaments but end up in failures. Though their attempts do not succeed, seeing from Buells theory, this kind of pessimistic extremity in Ballards imagination could also reflect his determination of arousing readers awe in facing nature and their consciousness of environmental protection. By stressing the environmental predicaments, humankinds crises under the predicaments, and the futile resistances, Ballards urban short stories express a profound ecological concern with the urban environment and humanitys existential status.

 This study mainly applies Lawrence Buells environmental criticism to study the urban environment in J. G. Ballards short stories from two aspects: the environmental problems and humankinds failed resistances to them. Through studying these aspects, the paper discloses Ballards reproof of the industrial societys disrespect towards nature and his ecological concerns over the development of both the environment and the human being. The paper will study the status of the urban environment from two angles: the absence of green landscape and the prevalence of pollution. The paper will interpret how the characters attempt to resist the predicaments but end up in failures. Though their attempts do not succeed, seeing from Buells theory, this kind of pessimistic extremity in Ballards imagination could also reflect his determination of arousing readers awe in facing nature and their consciousness of environmental protection. By stressing the environmental predicaments, humankinds crises under the predicaments, and the futile resistances, Ballards urban short stories express a profound ecological concern with the urban environment and humanitys existential status.

 Bu çalışma, Lawrence Buellin çevreci eleştirisi bağlamında J. G. Ballardın kısa öykülerindeki kentsel çevreyi, çevre sorunları ve insanların bu sorunlar karşısındaki başarısız direnişleri açılarından inceleyecektir. Bu açılardan, bu çalışmada Ballardın endüstriyel toplumun doğaya karşı olan saygısızlığının eleştirisini, çevrenin ve insanlığın gelişimi konularındaki ekolojik kaygıları vurgulanacaktır. Makale kentsel çevrenin açmazlarını yeşil alanın yokluğu ve kirliliğin yaygınlığı bağlamında ele alırken, karakterlerin bu açmazlara karşı başarısızlıkla sonuçlanan direnişlerini analiz edecektir. Buellin çevreci eleştirisi bağlamında söylenecek olursa, öykülerdeki karakterlerin direnişleri başarılı olamasa da, Ballardın kurgusundaki aşırı karamsarlık okurların doğayla yüzleşme ve çevre koruma bilincine karşı kararlılığı da yansıtabilir. Ballardın kentsel öyküleri, çevresel çıkmazları ve bu çıkmazlar içindeki insanlığın krizlerini ve onların beyhude direnişlerini anlatarak, kentsel çevre ve insanlığın varoluşsal durumuyla ilgili derin bir ekolojik kaygıyı ifade eder.

Article Details

Environmental Crisis in Urban Areas in J. G. Ballard’s Short Stories

Authors:

N.A.

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 49, pp.15-26

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291154

pISSN:

2458-908X

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Authors: N.A.

Publisher: Selcuk University

Main Topics: Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 49, pp.15-26

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001291154

pISSN: 2458-908X

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Authors:

N.A.

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 49, pp.15-26

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291154

pISSN:

2458-908X