Feminist Ecologies

This edited volume critically engages with ecofeminist scholarship. It tracks the ongoing dialogue between women's issues and environmental change by republishing the work of pioneering scholars and activists in the field. Together with new essays by contemporary ecofeminist scholars, the book uncovers the dialectical relationship between environmental and feminist causes, the relational identities of feminists and ecofeminists, and the concept of ecofeminism as a rallying point for environmental feminism. The volume defines ecofeminism as a multidisciplinary project and will appeal to readers working within the field of Environmental Humanities.

Provides an updated reader on ecofeminism Explores a variety of perspectives on ecofeminism through case studies in diverse areas, such as the arts, politics, and the economics of the mining industry Applies a transhistorical methodology to better understand the contemporary field of ecofeminism

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Lara Stevens is Lecturer and Tutor in Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Peta Tait is Professor of Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University, Australia.

Denise Varney is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Klappentext

This edited collection critically engages with ecofeminist scholarship to better understand the contemporary and future challenges for feminism and environmental issues. It brings together key thinkers and activists in the field to map an ongoing dialogue between women's issues and rapid environmental change.

Feminist Ecologies examines how ecofeminist thought and activism intersect with global debates about environmental catastrophe as a product of patriarchal capitalism and the status of women. Its chapters include contributions from pioneering scholars and activists in the field that engage with the tensions and concerns existing between historical feminism and ecofeminism. These include the dialectical relationship between environmental and feminist causes; the relational identities of feminists and ecofeminists; and the concept of ecofeminism as a new wave of feminism.

This book helps to define ecofeminism as a multidisciplinary project and will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Gender Studies, Environmental Studies and Ecological Studies.

Inhalt

1. 'Street-fighters and philosophers': Traversing Ecofeminisms.- Section 1: Foundational Ecofeminist Publications.- 2. Deeper Than Deep Ecology: The Eco-Feminist Connection.- 3. Relating to Nature: Deep Ecology or Ecofeminism?.- 4. Women and Nature Revisited.- 5. Women and Land Claims.- 6. Ecofeminist Analysis and the Culture of Ecofeminist Denial.- Section 2: Ecofeminist Currents.- 7. From The Female Eunuch to White Beech: Germaine Greer and Ecological Feminism.- 8. Climate Guardian Angels: Feminist Ecology and the Activist Tradition.- 9. ThinkingFeminismPlace: Situating the 1980s Australian Women's Peace Camps.- 10. Performing Ghosts, Emotion, and Sensory Environments.- 11. You are on Indigenous Land: Ecofeminism, Indigenous peoples and Land Justice.- 12. Feminist Ecologies in Religious Interpretation: Australian Influences.- 13. Australian Women in Mining: Still a Harsh Reality.- 14. 'In the interest of all mankind': Women and the Environmental Protection of Antarctica.