Eco-Trauma and Narrative Agency in Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018)

حيدوسي سارة

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Eco-Trauma and Narrative Agency in Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018)

Authors:

حيدوسي سارة

Publisher:

Université Larbi Tebessi de Tébessa

Journal:

مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.124-140

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Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001505732

pISSN:

2602-7771

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Abstract:

 This paper explores the intersection of eco-trauma and narrative agency in Richard Powers’ The Overstory, a novel that intricately interweaves human and arboreal lives to foreground ecological consciousness. The study examines how characters respond to ecological devastation not only through environmental activism but also through storytelling—positioning narrative as a mode of resistance and survival. By analyzing key characters and their interactions with trees, the paper highlights how eco-trauma catalyzes a transformation in narrative voice, challenging anthropocentric paradigms and reimagining agency as shared between humans and the nonhuman world. Ultimately, this work argues that The Overstory offers a compelling model for how fiction can articulate ecological grief while empowering alternative forms of storytelling that affirm interconnection, resilience, and ecological justice.

Article Details

Eco-Trauma and Narrative Agency in Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018)

Authors:

حيدوسي سارة

Publisher:

Université Larbi Tebessi de Tébessa

Journal:

مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.124-140

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001505732

pISSN:

2602-7771

Eco-Trauma

Envirnmental Literature

Nonhuman Agency

Richard Powers

Tree Consiousness

Issues

Article Details

Eco-Trauma and Narrative Agency in Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018)

Authors: حيدوسي سارة

Publisher: Université Larbi Tebessi de Tébessa

Journal: مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.124-140

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001505732

pISSN: 2602-7771

Eco-Trauma

Envirnmental Literature

Nonhuman Agency

Richard Powers

Tree Consiousness

Issues

Authors:

حيدوسي سارة

Publisher:

Université Larbi Tebessi de Tébessa

Journal:

مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية Vol.10 Issue 2, pp.124-140

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001505732

pISSN:

2602-7771