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Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide

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Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide

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This study employs the theoretical framework of material ecocriticism to examine the agency, meaning generation, and narrativity of water in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. The study examines the complex relationship between environment and culture, demonstrating how nonhuman phenomena, particularly water, possess agency, allowing them to create meaning and convey narratives. The novel creates a material narrative where nature and culture are intricately connected, with the natural world significantly influencing cultural formations and evolution. This study’s fundamental premise asserts that the novel emphasizes ecological and postcolonial issues, especially through the symbolic and literal significance of water. Water functions as a medium to examine issues including historical trauma, diaspora, and migrant displacement, connecting these human experiences to overarching ecological processes. The study provides a material ethics paradigm that contests anthropocentric perspectives, advocating for the ethical equality of humans and nonhumans based on their common material existence. The Hungry Tide examines water’s agency, contributing to discussions on the ecosocial crisis and offering insights into the interconnected issues of environmental deterioration and social displacement. In this context, this study highlights how Ghosh’s narrative encourages readers to contemplate the broader implications of ecological and cultural interconnections, thus enhancing comprehension of the pressing environmental challenges confronting both human and nonhuman entities in an interconnected world.

Anahtar Kelimeler

material ecocriticism, agency, narrativity, water, Sundarbans

Kaynakça

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Ağır, B. (2025). Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. Moment Dergi, 12(1), 100-125. https://doi.org/10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125
AMA
1.Ağır B. Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. MOMENT. 2025;12(1):100-125. doi:10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125
Chicago
Ağır, Barış. 2025. “Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide”. Moment Dergi 12 (1): 100-125. https://doi.org/10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125.
EndNote
Ağır B (01 Temmuz 2025) Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. Moment Dergi 12 1 100–125.
IEEE
[1]B. Ağır, “Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide”, MOMENT, c. 12, sy 1, ss. 100–125, Tem. 2025, doi: 10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125.
ISNAD
Ağır, Barış. “Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide”. Moment Dergi 12/1 (01 Temmuz 2025): 100-125. https://doi.org/10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125.
JAMA
1.Ağır B. Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. MOMENT. 2025;12:100–125.
MLA
Ağır, Barış. “Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide”. Moment Dergi, c. 12, sy 1, Temmuz 2025, ss. 100-25, doi:10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125.
Vancouver
1.Barış Ağır. Tides of Transformation: Storied Waters and Material Narrativity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. MOMENT. 01 Temmuz 2025;12(1):100-25. doi:10.17572/mj2025.1.100-125