https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1345568
https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.43-58
Posthumanism in Literature and Ecocriticism. Introduction
Serenella Iovino
Translated from English by Iva Anastasova
The article “Posthumanism in Literature and Ecocriticism” explores the intersection of posthumanist thought and literary studies in the field of ecocriticism. Serenella Jovino, a Professor of Comparative Literature, views posthumanism as a point where the human and the nonhuman are colliding – a point where the boundaries with the “otherness” are blurred. The posthuman is presented as a subject that considers significant matters such as human exceptionalism and the interplay between all forms of life.
Keywords: ecocriticism; posthumanism; posthumanist house
About the author: Serenella Iovino is а Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Turin. She has а МА in Philosophy and PhD in Philosophy and Humanities. She specializes in ecocriticism, posthumanism, and comparative literature. She contributed immensely in the fields of material ecocriticism and posthuman studies. Iovino is the author of two books: “Ecocriticism and Italy: Ecology, Resistance, and Liberation” and “Italo Calvino’s Animals: Anthropocene Stories” and many more articles, focused on her areas of interest.
