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Mauss, Verena (2024)

When Mosses Speak: Receiving an Animist Theory of Language From Robin W. Kimmerer´s Gathering Moss

Master thesis | Literary Studies (MA)
In this thesis I analyze in what sense and through which literary devices mosses are represented as communicating in Kimmerer´s essay collection Gathering Moss.´The voices of mosses' is not a mere metaphor, instead, mosses are represented as actively communicating through their being and movement. For example, when mosses change their color from luscious green to withered brown, this change in their outward appearance is understood as a message.
Animism
Environmental Literary Studies
Gathering Moss
Benjamin
Kimmerer
Author
Mauss, Verena
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
English Literature and Culture (MA)
Supervisors
Morgan-Owens, Jessie
ECTS Credits
20
Language
en