CLIMATE CHANGE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN AN ATLAS OF IMPOSSIBLE LONGING AND THE FOLDED EARTH
Dr C. N. Rathod
Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of English,
Dr H. N. Sinha Arts and Commerce College, Patur, Dist. Akola
Abstract: Anuradha Roy’s novels operate at the intersection of lyric realism and political critique. This paper argues that An Atlas of Impossible Longing (henceforth Atlas) and The Folded Earth (henceforth Folded Earth) depict ecological crisis not as spectacular catastrophe but as slow violence an accumulation of historical extractions, market-driven development, and social inequalities that render specific bodies and places vulnerable. Roy’s fiction links environmental change to class, gender, and postcolonial histories, and advances a quiet vision of environmental justice grounded in epistemic humility, local knowledge, and ethical care. The analysis draws on close readings of representative passages, situates the novels within eco-critical debates, and engages selected critical responses.
Keywords: ecological crisis, environmental justice, epistemic humility, ecocritical debates
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2511S01V13P025
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