Research Article

The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor

Number: 30 October 21, 2024
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The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor

Abstract

While the need to move studies on climate change beyond scientific research and to raise awareness about the issue in society is increasing, there is a need for mechanisms that bring discourses about climate change to the public’s knowledge. In recent days, when nature is gradually disappearing into the hands of man, it has become necessary to develop a new way of communicating with nature and natural resources. As Sassor expressed, art is more than a one-way communication tool and it is one of the most effective ways for people to shape their environmental awareness. Getting people to experience this through short stories is possible. Since short stories are literary discourses that can be read in one sitting, they are a more suitable genre for people in the hustle and bustle of the postmodern world. In this study, Robert Russel Sassor’s short story First Light has been analyzed through a discourse-centered approach. Based on the collocated words around the motifs of ‘death/suicide, regret, longing for the past, nature, sexual identity distortion, and loneliness’ it is observed that Sassor’s concerns about the deterioration of the ecological balance as well as the distortion of sexual identity in the individual come to the fore.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Discourse and Pragmatics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 21, 2024

Submission Date

May 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 9, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 30

APA
Torusdağ, G., & Yağcı, Ö. (2024). The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor. Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları, 30, 287-300. https://doi.org/10.30767/diledeara.1487984
AMA
1.Torusdağ G, Yağcı Ö. The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor. Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları. 2024;(30):287-300. doi:10.30767/diledeara.1487984
Chicago
Torusdağ, Gülşen, and Öznur Yağcı. 2024. “The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor”. Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları, nos. 30: 287-300. https://doi.org/10.30767/diledeara.1487984.
EndNote
Torusdağ G, Yağcı Ö (October 1, 2024) The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor. Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları 30 287–300.
IEEE
[1]G. Torusdağ and Ö. Yağcı, “The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor”, Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları, no. 30, pp. 287–300, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.30767/diledeara.1487984.
ISNAD
Torusdağ, Gülşen - Yağcı, Öznur. “The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor”. Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları. 30 (October 1, 2024): 287-300. https://doi.org/10.30767/diledeara.1487984.
JAMA
1.Torusdağ G, Yağcı Ö. The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor. Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları. 2024;:287–300.
MLA
Torusdağ, Gülşen, and Öznur Yağcı. “The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor”. Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları, no. 30, Oct. 2024, pp. 287-00, doi:10.30767/diledeara.1487984.
Vancouver
1.Gülşen Torusdağ, Öznur Yağcı. The Power of Literary Discourse in Creating Ecological Awareness: First Light by Robert Russell Sassor. Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları. 2024 Oct. 1;(30):287-300. doi:10.30767/diledeara.1487984

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