İKLİM YAZININDA SOLASTALJİ VE EKOLOJİK YAS: EKOPSİKOLOJİK PERSPEKTİFTEN FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR ANALİZİ
SOLASTALGIA AND ECOLOGICAL GRIEF IN CLIMATE FICTION: AN ECOPSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR

Summary/Abstract: In the unfolding era of climate crisis, literary works that grapple with environmental issues have increasingly become focal points for both scholarly and public discourse. Literature, in this sense, operates not only as an artistic endeavor but also as a critical medium for reflecting and shaping environmental consciousness. Within this evolving field of inquiry, solastalgia—a term coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht to describe the distress produced by environmental change—has emerged as a key concept for examining the emotional and psychological dimensions of ecological transformation. Closely related is the notion of ecological grief, the mourning that arises in response to biodiversity loss, degradation of ecosystems, and the foreclosing of certain environmental futures. Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Flight Behavior (2012) offers a nuanced literary representation of these phenomena, foregrounding the lived experiences of individuals and communities as they face the tangible impacts of a changing climate. Building upon the intersection of ecocriticism and ecopsychology, this article undertakes a close reading of Flight Behavior to illuminate how solastalgia and ecological grief are manifested, experienced, and potentially mitigated in the fictional rural community depicted in the novel. By integrating theoretical insights from ecopsychology, the analysis herein demonstrates how literary texts like Flight Behavior can foster a deeper understanding of environmental affect and, in turn, enrich our collective engagement with climate challenges.

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