Ecofeminism

by Warren, Karen J.

• ISBN13: 9780253210579
• ISBN10: 0253210577
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

"... provides readers with a much-needed cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspective on ecofeminist activism and scholarship." -- Iris"... a very important contribution to the literature on ecological feminism." -- Ethics"I think the unique collection of so many different perspectives will help to push readers out of their disciplinary views and work to bring theory and practice together in meaningful ways.... an excellent resource for scholars and teachers..." -- Teaching PhilosophyHere the potential strengths and weaknesses of the growing ecofeminist movement are critically assessed by scholars in a variety of academic disciplines and vocations, including anthropology, biology, chemical engineering, education, political science, recreation and leisure studies, sociology, and political organizing.

Author Biography

Karen J. Warren, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College, is editor of Ecological Feminist Philosophies, and co-editor (with Duane L. Cady) of Bringing Peace Home.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Taking Empirical Data Seriously: An Ecofeminist Philosophical Perspective	p. 3
Ecofeminism through an Anticolonial Framework	p. 21
Women of Color, Environmental Justice, and Ecofeminism	p. 38
Women's Knowledge as Expert Knowledge: Indian Women and Ecodevelopment	p. 82
Epistemic Responsibility and the Inuit of Canada's Eastern Arctic: An Ecofeminist Appraisal	p. 99
Women and Power	p. 112
Learning to Live with Differences: The Challenge of Ecofeminist Community	p. 120
"The Earth Is the Indian's Mother, Nhandecy"	p. 140
Leisure: Celebration and Resistance in the Ecofeminist Quilt	p. 155
Ecofeminism and Work	p. 176
Ecofeminism and Children	p. 193
Ecofeminism and Meaning	p. 213
Ecofeminist Literary Criticism	p. 227
Rhetoric, Rape, and Ecowarfare in the Persian Gulf	p. 239
The Nature of Race: Discourses of Racial Difference in Ecofeminism	p. 260
Ecofeminism in Kenya: A Chemical Engineer's Perspective	p. 279
Keeping the Soil in Good Heart: Women Weeders, the Environment, and Ecofeminism	p. 290
Remediating Development through an Ecofeminist Lens	p. 300
Scientific Ecology and Ecological Feminism: The Potential for Dialogue	p. 314
Androcentrism and Anthropocentrism: Parallels and Politics	p. 327
Revaluing Nature	p. 356
Self and Community in Environmental Ethics	p. 375
Kant and Ecofeminism	p. 390
Women-Animals-Machines: A Grammar for a Wittgensteinian Ecofeminism	p. 412
Radical Nonduality in Ecofeminist Philosophy	p. 425
Contributors	p. 437
Index	p. 441
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