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ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH

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ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH

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This study aims to analyze South African writer Nadine Gordimer’s The Conservationist (1974) through an ecocritical lens. The research focuses on the protagonist Mehring’s attitudes toward nature, animals, indigenous people, and women, highlighting anthropocentrism, speciesism, racism, and patriarchy as fundamental sources of ecological problems. Designed as a qualitative literary text analysis, the study employs theoretical perspectives such as deep ecology, social ecology, and ecofeminism to provide a comprehensive framework. The findings indicate that the capitalist mentality commodifies both nature and human beings, patriarchal structures impose similar forms of domination on women and nature, and colonial racism contributes to the exploitation of people as well as ecosystems. In the novel, Mehring embodies not only an individual character but also the symbolic reflection of capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy. The analysis also emphasizes literature’s capacity to address environmental problems and to foster ecological awareness. Gordimer’s novel challenges the reduction of nature to a mere economic resource and underlines the necessity of an ethical and holistic perspective in human–nature relations. By demonstrating how literature can function as a cultural response to ecological crises, this study offers an interdisciplinary contribution to ecocriticism while shedding light on contemporary debates about sustainability, environmental justice, and ecological consciousness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

28 Nisan 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

5 Ekim 2025

Kabul Tarihi

23 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 31

Kaynak Göster

APA
Aydıntürk, M., & Geçikli, K. (2026). ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 31, 256-266. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1797589
AMA
1.Aydıntürk M, Geçikli K. ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH. BUSBED. 2026;(31):256-266. doi:10.29029/busbed.1797589
Chicago
Aydıntürk, Mehmet, ve Kubilay Geçikli. 2026. “ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 31: 256-66. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1797589.
EndNote
Aydıntürk M, Geçikli K (01 Nisan 2026) ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 31 256–266.
IEEE
[1]M. Aydıntürk ve K. Geçikli, “ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH”, BUSBED, sy 31, ss. 256–266, Nis. 2026, doi: 10.29029/busbed.1797589.
ISNAD
Aydıntürk, Mehmet - Geçikli, Kubilay. “ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 31 (01 Nisan 2026): 256-266. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1797589.
JAMA
1.Aydıntürk M, Geçikli K. ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH. BUSBED. 2026;:256–266.
MLA
Aydıntürk, Mehmet, ve Kubilay Geçikli. “ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 31, Nisan 2026, ss. 256-6, doi:10.29029/busbed.1797589.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Aydıntürk, Kubilay Geçikli. ANTHROPOCENTRISM, CAPITALISM AND ECOFEMINISM IN NADINE GORDIMER’S THE CONSERVATIONIST: AN ECOCRITICAL APPROACH. BUSBED. 01 Nisan 2026;(31):256-6. doi:10.29029/busbed.1797589