Agencja narracyjna ciała – dyskurs harmonijnego współistnienia w kontekście agencji materialnej
Narrative Agency of the Body: A Discourse of Harmonious Coexistence in the Context of Material Agency

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the issue of the narrative agency of the body in the context of Olga Tokarczuk’s literary oeuvre, drawing on the assumptions of material ecocriticism. The choice of this topic is motivated by the need to redefine the relationship between humans and nature in the face of the contemporary ecological crisis. The main focus of the study lies in examining the interplay between material and discursive elements in Tokarczuk’s works, which together generate narrative meanings. The article analyzes anthropological and literary representations of the body as a medium of communication with nature, emphasizing its agency and its capacity to generate new narratives. These issues resonate with Carl Gustav Jung’s concept of Unus Mundus, which appears in Tokarczuk’s writing. The key arguments point to a posthumanist approach to literature, in which the body is not merely an object of representation but an active participant in the creative process. Hybrid figures and the phenomenon of pain are presented as forms of communication that transcend human experience, revealing the narrative agency of the body. The methodology employed involves literary analysis conducted within the framework of material ecocriticism, demonstrating how the body and nature co-create literary texts. The conclusions situate the study within the context of contemporary environmental humanities.

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