Border Studies and ecocriticism can be seen as two challenges for Central European comparative literature and West Slavic studies. As such, it is important for Central European and Slavic studies to investigate the border zones where various Slavic ethnicities have met and still meet, but also the Slavic elements that exist within German or Italian culture, and thus consider the Czech-Polish, Czech-German, Silesian-Polish, Polish-German, Czech-Slovak, and Italian-Slovenian-Austrian borders. Another universal theme that interdisciplinary Slavic research cannot ignore is literature in relation to environmental issues, as environmental traumas often occur in border zones and peripheral areas. The article is a reflection of current research in the field of ecocriticism and border studies in the areas of West Slavic and Central European literatures. At the same time, it tries to show how both perspectives can be combined in an inspiring way, focusing on several examples from the Czech-Polish-German border zone.
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