Abstract

The relationship humanity has established with nature has never been neutral. The cultivation of the land, the domestication of animals, the demarcation of space, and the subjugation of the body are all distinct manifestations of the same intellectual trajectory—the same logic of domination. Throughout history, this logic has aimed to bring under control not only nature but also the female body, the realm of affect, and alternative modes of existence.This book, titled *Ecofeminism and Ecomasculinity in Literature*, is the product of an effort to make precisely this shared thread visible.Ecofeminism is a school of thought that exposes the link between the oppression historically endured by women and the systematic exploitation of nature. However, this tradition is not limited to a merely symbolic affinity established between "woman and nature." On the contrary, it interrogates how the patriarchal capitalist system simultaneously structures both the non-human world and gender regimes. The studies in this book move ecofeminism beyond the romanticized discourse of a "return to nature," reimagining it within the contexts of violence, trauma, body politics, ecological destruction, and ethical responsibility.One of the book’s distinctive features is its integration of ecofeminist readings with the concept of ecomasculinity. Questioning the position of masculinity vis-à-vis nature, this approach reveals that forms of masculinity characterized by "dominating nature," "controlling through technology," and "destroying in the name of progress" are no longer sustainable. Ecomasculinity is not a stance that outright rejects masculinity; On the contrary, it is a perspective that diagnoses the crisis of hegemonic, industrial, and Promethean models of masculinity and discusses—in their place—new possibilities for masculinity grounded in care, responsibility, repair, and ethical confrontation. In this respect, the book proposes a relational ecological ethic rather than a merely woman-centered one.The literary analyses in this collection move beyond conventional reading habits that view nature as a passive backdrop. Novels and plays are no longer treated merely as settings where human stories unfold; instead, they are approached as ecological spaces that act, react, suffer injury, and heal. Central to these texts are the parallels drawn between the female body and the ravaged landscape, between domestic violence and environmental destruction, and between silence and suppressed nature.