Dalit Ecologies: Caste and Environment Justice

Mukul Sharma

doi:10.1017/9781009453424

Dalit Ecologies explores the ecological experiences, histories, and perspectives integrated within Dalit writing, art, and culture. Aligning with theories of environment justice and ecological struggles experienced by Black populations, the book delves into six major themes: caste, earth and earthly environment, labour, and mobility, casteization of technology and industry, climate justice, Dalit Bahujan Anthropocene, and eco-literary tradition. It looks at the relationship between caste and environment, Dalit autobiographies, folktales and novels, city, waste and discard, caste-based industry and occupation, technological injustice, weather, caste and climate change, and Black-Dalit ecologies. Expanding the boundaries of environmental studies, the book brings attention to individuals like Adwaita Mallabarman, Bama, Nek Chand and Deena-Bhadri on the one hand, and specific places and arenas like the rock garden, tannery, brick kiln, steel industry, and sanitation on the other.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Foreword
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xvi

1 - Introduction
pp 1-29

2 - Literature: ‘My World Is a Different World’ – Caste and Dalit Eco-Literary Traditions
pp 30-53

3 - Culture: ‘God of Humans’ – Dina–Bhadri, Dalit Folk Tales, and Environmental Movements
pp 54-83

4 - Rivers and Commons: Titash and Malos
pp 84-106

5 - Anthropocene: ‘Modern’ Chandigarh, Nek Chand, Rock Garden, and Dalitbahujan Anthropocenes
pp 107-138

6 - Industry: Caste of Labour, Dalits, Industrial Ecosystem, and Environmental Politics
pp 139-160

7 - Technology: Tanneries, Tanners, and Technological Injustices
pp 161-185

8 - Climate Change: Weather, Climate, Caste Economy, and Dalit Experiences
pp 186-213

9 - Caste and Race: Environment Justice and Intersections of Dalit–Black Ecologies
pp 214-241

Bibliography
pp 242-268

Index
pp 269-282

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