Simon C. Estok
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Simon C. Estok is a Professor[1] at Sungkyunkwan University[2] in Seoul, South Korea. He is widely recognized as having expanded the definition of the term "ecophobia" from its usage in psychology to a broader set of applications in the Environmental Humanities. Taking the September 18, 1988 definition George F. Will offered in a Chicago Sun-Times article entitled "The Politics of Ecophobia" as "the fear that the planet is increasingly inhospitable," Estok offers a more expansive set of definitions in The Ecophobia Hypothesis.[3] Estok's work on ecophobia caused a stir in the ecocritical community, resulting in what Louisa Mackenzie and Stephanie Posthumus described as "the Estok-Robisch Controversy"[4]. For Estok, ecocriticism's weakness has been its unwillingness to theorize. Ironically, Estok contends, it is only by theorizing itself that ecocriticism can actually achieve the activist agenda it professes.
Estok's current work on "Ecophobia and COVID-19"[5] explores how pandemics are environmental events that are or can be a direct result of our dietary habits.
Estok's doctoral work is on Shakespeare and has resulted in the 2011 Macmillan book entitled Ecocriticism and Shakespeare: Reading Ecophobia[6]. Philosopher Timothy Morton has described Estok's purpose in the blurb as follows: "In this thorough and original study, Estok widens the scope of ecological criticism in two ways. Estok contributes to the emerging field of early modern ecological studies in an excellent investigation of Shakespeare and outlines a theory of ecophobia, tracing its genesis through gender and psychoanalytic thinking. Estok challenges us to think deeply about ecology, theory, and culture" [7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "문과대학 ( 영문 ) | About the College | Faculty | English Language and Literature". liberalarts.skku.edu.
- ↑ Sungkyunkwan University is South Korea's oldest university. Established in 1398, it now has two main campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (in Seoul) and the Natural Sciences Campus (in Suwon). "Sungkyunkwan University". 성균관대학교, SKKU, 성균관대, 성대, Sungkyunkwan University.
- ↑ "The Ecophobia Hypothesis". Routledge & CRC Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780367616649. Retrieved 2021-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mackenzie, L.; Posthumus, S. (1 December 2013). "Reading Latour Outside: A Response to the Estok-Robisch Controversy". Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. 20 (4): 757–777. doi:10.1093/isle/ist084.
- ↑ Estok, Simon C. (2021). "Ecophobia and Covid-19" (PDF). International Journal of Fear Studies. 3 (2): 90–99. hdl:1880/114017.
- ↑ Estok, Simon C. (2011). Ecocriticism and Shakespeare. doi:10.1057/9780230118744. ISBN 978-1-349-29453-4. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/Ecocriticism-Shakespeare-Ecophobia-Simon-Estok/dp/1137446897/
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