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Tożsamość kryzysowa i podświadomy lęk o dalsze dobre życie. Casus kręgów żałoby ekologicznej
Crisis identity and subconscious fear of continuing a good life. The case of ecological mourning circles

Author(s): Łucja Lange
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: ecological grief; climate grief; crisis identity; circle of grief

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the phenomenon of crisis identity and the emotions accompanying the awareness of climate catastrophe. The author describes the difficulty of defining ecological grief—an emotional response to environmental degradation and species extinction. She highlights related concepts such as solastalgia, eco-anxiety, and eco-shame. She proposes support circles as a safe narrative space in which experiences can be shared and loss can be made sense of. These circles serve to normalize emotions and rebuild bonds and identity in the face of contemporary crises.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 79-92
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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