Ecocritical Study of the Chornobyl Disaster (Based on Materials of Contemporary Literature of Fact)

Розінкевич, Наталія Василівна (2024) Ecocritical Study of the Chornobyl Disaster (Based on Materials of Contemporary Literature of Fact) Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal (11). с. 204-225. ISSN 2313-4895

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Анотація

The effects of humankind during the Capitalocene period caused planetary changes that resulted in the devastation and destruction of the Earth. The nuclear tragedy at the Chornobyl NPP on April 26, 1986, should serve as a constant reminder to society as it provided an example of dysfunctional totalitarian management. The topic of Chornobyl has become socially tiresome in recent years due to the trivialization of this large-scale anthropogenic, ecological, economic, and humanitarian disaster. The image of Ukraine as a hazard area has gradually been replaced in world consciousness. When Russia, the aggressor country, started to intimidate the world with nuclear and thermonuclear weapons and to take the nuclear power plants in Ukraine under fire, the danger of radioactive materials came up once again. Phosphorous ammunition used in Ukraine in 2022 demonstrates that the terrorist state is capable of anything. Scientists also relate to earthquake motions that occurred in Turkey in February 2023 and Japan in January 2024, with the displacement of continental plates of the Earth’s crust resulting from missile attacks at the surface of the Earth. In the 21st century, there was a need to reconsider and refresh memories as well as to reread the works under a new perspective to draw attention to crimes against the safety of humanity and the environment, as well as to popularize, preserve and pass historical knowledge to future generations to protect them from traumatic experiences and self-destruction. The article aims to look at the postcolonial environment in contemporary literature of fact through the spectacle of ecocritical discourse via reading the works on the Chornobyl disaster. The objects of the study are Galia Ackerman’s work “Crossing Chornobyl,” the documentary and publicist chapter “Chornobyl Scenario” from the novel “Non-format Journalism” by Hryhorii Krymchuk, Volodymyr Shovkoshytnyi’s semidocumentary short story “Chornobyl: I Saw It,” the chapter “Elon Musk, “Tesla,” and Nuclear Power Engineering” from Maks Kidruk’s popular scientific book “Theory of Improbability,” Oleksii Radynskyi’s literary report “Chornobyl Is Ukraine,” and Markiian Kamysh’s travelogue “Stalking the Atomic City.” Study methods include principles of science, objectivity, and source verification. General scientific and special scientific research methods used in the study are a descriptive method for synthesizing and systematizing selected material; comparative and typological methods involving the elements of cultural, comparative, and narrative studies to compare the ways various authors have covered the Chornobyl topic; an ecocritical method that has made it possible to apply naturecentric approach to conceptualizing interaction between a human and nature to develop eco-conscious society; a postcolonial method aimed at conceptualizing the consequences of colonial rule via non-fiction text.

Тип елементу :	Стаття
Ключові слова:	Chornobyl; ecocriticism; postcolonialism; environment; radioactivity; nuclear power engineering
Типологія:	Статті у базах даних > Erih Plus Статті у базах даних > Index Copernicus Статті у базах даних > Scopus
Підрозділи:	Інститут післядипломної освіти > Кафедра мовно-літературної освіти
Користувач, що депонує:	Наталія Василівна Розінкевич
Дата внесення:	10 Лют 2025 10:00
Останні зміни:	10 Лют 2025 10:00
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/51123

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