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Analysis Of Literary Narratives Denouncing The Exploitation Of Natural Resources And Its Consequences In The DRC

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: he exploitation of nature and natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a complex phenomenon with major social, ecological, and political consequences. This study explores literary representations of this reality through a corpus of contemporary Congolese works. The analysis combines ecocritical and historical approaches and highlights how Congolese writers denounce resource predation, environmental violence, and the inequalities perpetuated by economic neocolonialism. Far from being limited to fiction, these narratives carry a critical, memorial, and resistant charge. They offer an alternative perspective on the Congolese ecological tragedy and reexamine the links between literature, the environment, and social justice.

Source: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

DOI: 10.37648/ijrssh.v15i03.002

Authors: Sébastien KAZEMBE NGALULA, NGOY KABILA Elisée

Institution: Bircham International University

Language: English

Topic: Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4413226014

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