Ecocriticism in German Narratives
Book Series: Interdisciplinary Studies on German Philology

About the Series
The book series Interdisciplinary Studies on German Philology (Istanbul University Press) explores intersections of German literature, culture, and society with broader interdisciplinary fields.
• Volume I: Utopia and Dystopia in German Literature, Film, and Television (published)
• Volume II: Austrian Art, Culture and Literature of the 20th and 21st Century (in publication)
• Volume III: Human Animal Studies and Literary Animal Studies in German Narratives (planned, 2026)
• Volume IV: Ecocriticism in German Narratives (planned, 2026)
The series is indexed in BKCI (Book Citation Index).
Aim and Scope
This volume focuses on Ecocriticism as a lens for analyzing German literature, film, and cultural texts. In light of climate change, environmental crises, and debates around sustainability, ecocritical approaches offer new ways of reading texts that grapple with nature, landscape, ecology, and human-nonhuman relations.
We invite contributions that examine German narratives through environmental and ecological perspectives. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
• Ecocritical readings of canonical and contemporary German literature
• German “climate fiction” and cultural responses to ecological crisis
• Landscapes, nature, and ecological imagination in Romanticism, Realism, or Modernism
• The aesthetics of environmental catastrophe in German cultural production
• Sustainability, ecological ethics, and cultural ecology in literature and film
• Intersections of ecocriticism with memory studies, migration, or geopolitics
• Comparative studies on German ecocritical texts within global frameworks
Submission Guidelines
• Abstract length: 300–500 words
• Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 spacing
• Submission content: Title, abstract, author affiliation, and ORCID number
• Deadline for abstract submission: December 1, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2026
• Full paper submission: May 15, 2026
• Planned publication: 2026 (Istanbul University Press, BKCI indexed)
• Publication fees: There are no publication fees.
• Publisher: Istanbul University Press
Submission & Contact
Please send your abstract and author information to:
• habib.tekin@marmara.edu.tr
• irem.atasoy@istanbul.edu.tr