Przedmioty ekozagłady. Spekulatywna teoria hiperobiektów Timothy’ego Mortona i jej (możliwe) ślady w literaturze
The Objects of the Ecocide: Timothy Morton’s Speculative Theory of Hyperobjects and Its (Possible) Traces in Literature

Summary/Abstract: Barcz begins by discussing the main concept behind the title of Timothy Morton’s book Hyperobjects (2013). Hyperobjects are a new type of objects characterized not only by the ecological crisis caused directly by humans, but also dangerous environmental and climatic phenomena that seem beyond our comprehension. The theory of hyperobjects relates to the issues most recently at stake in ecocriticism. These issues allow us to identify a distinct trend within the field – ecocriticism in the age of asymmetry (a phrase coined by Morton). In the second part, Barcz refers to the concept of hyperobjects as a possible narrative in the literature dealing with atomic disasters – a type of ecocide found in the works of Marlen Haushofer, Christa Wolf or Svetlana Alexievich.

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