Ecofeminism

Citation:

Gaard, Greta, ed. 1993. Ecofeminism. Philadelphia: Temple University Press

Author: Greta Gaard

Annotation:

Summary:
Drawing on the insights of ecology, feminism, and socialism, ecofeminism's basic premise is that the ideology that authorizes oppression based on race, class, gender, sexuality, physical abilities, and species is the same ideology that sanctions the oppression of nature. In this collection of essays, feminist scholars and activists discuss the relationships among human begins, the natural environment, and nonhuman animals. They reject the nature/culture dualism of patriarchal thought and locate animals and humans within nature. The goal of these twelve articles is to contribute to the evolving dialogue among feminists, ecofeminists, animal liberationists, deep ecologists, and social ecologists in an effort to create a sustainable lifestyle for all inhabitants of the earth. Among the issues addressed are the conflicts between Green politics and ecofeminism, various applications of ecofeminist theory, the relationship of animal liberation to ecofeminism, harmful implications of the romanticized woman-nature association in Western culture, and cultural limitations of ecofeminism. (Summary from Temple University Press)

Table of Contents:

1. Living Interconnections with Animals and Nature
   Greta Gaard
2. Ecofeminism: Linking Theory and Practice
   Janis Birkeland
3. Dismantling Oppression: An Analysis of the Connection Between Women and Animals
   Lori Gruen
4. Roots: Rejoining Natural and Social History
   Stephanie Lahar
5. Ecofeminism and the Politics of Reality
   Linda Vance
6. Questioning Sour Grapes: Ecofeminism and the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott
   Ellen O'Loughlin
7. Animal Rights and Feminist Theory
   Josephine Donovan
8. The Feminist Traffic in Animals
   Carol J. Adams
9. For the Lover of Nature: Ecology and the Culture of the Romantic
   Chaia Heller
10. From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: The Ecofeminist Challenge
    Marti Kheel
11. A Cross-Cultural Critique of Ecofeminism
    Huey-li Li
12. Ecofeminism and Native American Cultures – Pushing the Limits of Cultural Imperialism?
    Greta Gaard

Topics: Class, Environment, Feminisms, Ecofeminism, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Indigenous, Race, Rights Regions: Americas Countries: United States of America

Year: 1993