Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth

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Adams, Carol J., and Lori Gruen, eds. 2014. Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

Authors: Carol J. Adams, Lori Gruen

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Summary: 
Leading feminist scholars and activists as well as new voices introduce and explore themes central to contemporary ecofeminism.
 
Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth first offers an historical, grounding overview that situates ecofeminist theory and activism and provides a timeline for important publications and events. This is followed by contributions from leading theorists and activists on how our emotions and embodiment can and must inform our relationships with the more than human world. In the final section, the contributors explore the complexities of appreciating difference and the possibilities of living less violently. Throughout the book, the authors engage with intersections of gender and gender non-conformity, race, sexuality, disability, and species. 
 
The result is a new up-to-date resource for students and teachers of animal studies, environmental studies, feminist/gender studies, and practical ethics. (Summary from Bloomsbury) 
 
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Carol J. Adams and Lori Gruen
 
1. Groundwork
Carol J. Adams and Lori Gruen
 
2. Compassion and Being Human
Deane Curtin
 
3. Joy
Deborah Slicer
 
4. Participatory Epistemology, Sympathy, and Animal Ethics
Josephine Donovan
 
5. Eros and the Mechanisms of Eco-Defense
Pattrice Jones 
 
6. Vulnerability and Dependency and the Ethics of Care
Sunny Taylor
 
7. Facing Death and Practicing Grief
Lori Gruen
 
8. Caring Cannibals: Testing Contextual Edibility for Speciesism
Ralph Acampora
 
9. Inter-Animal Moral Conflicts and Moral Repair: A Contextualized Ecofeminism Approach in Action
Karen S. Emmerman
 
10. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Michael Vick
Claire Kim
 
11. Ecofeminism and Veganism-Revisiting the Question of Universalism
Richard Twine
 
12. Why a Pig? A Reclining Nude Reveals the Intersections of Race, Sex, Slavery, and Species
Carol J. Adams
 
13. Toward New EcoMasculinities, EcoGenders, and EcoSexualities
Greta Gaard

Topics: Environment, Feminisms, Ecofeminism, Gender, Masculinity/ies, Gender Analysis, Sexuality

Year: 2014

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