Ecocriticism's Growth and Diversity

Fromm talks about ecocriticism's growth and diversity. As an insider to the history of ecocriticism, he was familiar with most of the information reported by Cheryll Glotfelty in "The Formation of a Field: Ecocriticism in America", Michelle Balaev's interview with her, but he appreciated its appearance in PMLA. A number of additions can be offered here to supplement Glotfelty's recollections, which, ironically, omit the role of the MLA in the natal phase of ecocriticism in the early 1990s. Here, Fromm emphasizes on the diverse approaches found in the ecocritical field and on the relevance of ecocriticism to the goals and activities of the MLA.