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David Mitchell’ın Bulut Atlasında antroposen çağının ekofeminist incelemesi

Year 2020, Issue: 19, 628 - 649, 21.06.2020
https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.752571

Abstract

David Mitchell’ın Bulut Atlası, altı farklı bölümden, hikâyeden oluşan ve altı farklı konum ve zaman diliminde yer alan baş döndürücü postmodern bir eserdir. İlk bölümden son bölüme kadar genel hikâye, insanlığın dünyadaki varoluşunun beş yüz yılını kapsamaktadır. Bu altı bölüm her ne kadar birbiriyle ilgisiz görünse de bütünü itibariyle tamamı birbiriyle ilişkilidir. Bütüncül olarak, Bulut Atlası, dünyadaki insan etkinlikleri tarafından şekillenen antroposen çağının kısa bir özetini sunmaktadır. Buna bağlı olarak, ekofeminizm, ikinci dalga ekoeleştiri kuramı ile ortaya çıkmış olan bir alt kuramdır ve temel anlamda kadınlar ile doğanın yaşamış oldukları zulüm ve baskının birbiriyle bağlantılı olduğunu öne sürmektedir. Buna ek olarak, kadınlar ile patriyarkal kapitalizm arasındaki ortak noktalar da irdelenmiştir. Bu makale, yazar David Mitchell’ın bu çok katmanlı romanında kadınları, ezilenleri ve doğayı beş yüz yıllık süre boyunca meydana gelen bu kapsamlı anlatıda nasıl yansıttığına odaklanmaktadır. Bu kapsamda kadınların, ezilenlerin ve doğal çevrenin içinde bulundukları durumlar arasındaki benzerlikler açığa çıkarılmaktadır. Makale, romanın ilk, orta ve son olmak üzere üç bölümünü ele almaktadır. Antroposen çağının temsili olarak başlangıç, zirve noktası ve sonrasını temsil eden bu üç bölüm romandan referanslarla ayrıntılı biçimde analiz edilmektedir. Çalışmanın sonunda, Bulut Atlasının kadınlara, ekofeminist hareket kapsamında, doğa merkezli yeni bir dünya düzeninin kuruluşunu sağlayacak, alternatif bir çevre felsefesinin oluşumunda liderlik görevini üstlenme rolünü yüklediği sonucuna varılmıştır

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An ecofeminist study of the anthropocene age in David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas

Year 2020, Issue: 19, 628 - 649, 21.06.2020
https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.752571

Abstract

David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is a dazzling postmodern work of fiction which includes six different narratives in six chapters, taking place in six time periods and locations. From the first chapter to the last, the narratives span over five centuries of human whereabouts on earth. Though disparate these chapters may seem at first sight, they are actually interrelated as a whole. In holistic terms, Cloud Atlas represents a brief survey of the anthropocene age, constructed directly from the human activities on this planet. To that end, ecofeminism is a sub-theory of ecocriticism which emerged within the second wave of ecocriticism. The theory mainly defends that the oppression of women and nature is interconnected. This article focuses on how Mitchell reflects women and nature in a multi-layered narrative that evolves in a course of five hundred years. Similarities between the conditions of women and the natural environment are thereby compared and exposed. While maintaining this, the article focuses on three main chapters of the novel which are the initial, middle and the last chapters. Finally, these chapters which represent the initiation, zenith and aftermath of the anthropocene age are analyzed in detail with references to the novel. Finally, it has been concluded that Cloud Atlas ascribes a vital role to women, within the context of the ecofeminist movement, to lead the way for the foundation of an alternative environmental philosophy which will ensure an ecocentric, new world order.

References

  • Ellis Johnston, S. J. (2010). David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas: Revolutionary of Gimmicky? (Master's thesis, Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand). Retrieved from https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/1685
  • Gaard, G. (1993). Ecofeminism. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
  • Haraway, D. (2015). Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene, Chthulucene: Making Kin. Environmental Humanities, 6(1):159-165. doi:10.1215/22011919-3615934.
  • Koch, H. W. (1972). The origins of the First World War: Great power rivalry and German war aims (2nd ed.). London: Taplinger Pub. Co.
  • Kovel, J. (2008). Global capitalism and the end of nature. In Ecology (pp. 103-107). New York, NY: Humanity Books.
  • Mellor, M. (1996). The politics of women and nature: Affinity, contingency or material relation? Journal of Political Ideologies, 1(2):147-164. doi:10.1080/13569319608420734.
  • Merchant, C. (2005). Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Mies, M. (1998). Patriarchy and Accumulation On A World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Mies, M., & Shiva, V. (1993). Ecofeminism. London, England: Zed Books.
  • Mitchell, D. (2012). Cloud Atlas: A Novel. New York, NY: Sceptre Books.
  • Moore, J. W. (Ed.). (2016). Anthropocene or Capitalocene?: Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism. Oakland, CA: PM Press.
  • Ruether, R. R. (2008). Corporate Globalization. In Ecology (pp. 95-102). New York, NY: Humanity Books.
  • Vance, L. (1993). Ecofeminism and the politics of reality. In Ecofeminism (pp. 118-145). Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
  • Warren, K. J. (1997). Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Literary Studies, Creative Arts and Writing
Journal Section World languages, cultures and litertures
Authors

Cenk Tan 0000-0003-2451-3612

Publication Date June 21, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Issue: 19

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APA Tan, C. (2020). An ecofeminist study of the anthropocene age in David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. RumeliDE Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi(19), 628-649. https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.752571