Ecofeminism is a philosophy born from the union of feminist thinking and ecological thinking and the belief that the social mentality that leads to the oppression of women is directly connected to the social mentality that leads to the abuse of the natural environment. Ecofeminism connects the exploitation and degradation of the natural world with the subordination and oppression of women. Ecofeminism is a set of ideas within the Environmental Movement. Ecofeminism is political movement which finds common ground between environmentalism and feminism. Ecofeminism and the environmental movement must overthrow patriarchal structures and ideologies in order to protect or enhance the natural environment. Ecofeminism emerged when the second-wave feminism and the green revolution emerged.
Ecofeminism, is a term coined by Francoise d'Eaubonne. Ecofeminists are trying to reconceptualize our relationship with nature. A basic assumption of ecofeminism is that patriarchal societies tend to associate women with nature and debase, or rape, both. Ecofeminist philosophers distinguish between the oppression of women and the domination of nature.
Sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and ethnocentrism are examples of what Warren calls unjustified “isms of domination.” Ecofeminism's basic premise is that the ideology that authorizes oppression based on race, social class, gender, sexuality, physical abilities, and species is the same ideology that sanctions the oppression of nature. There is an Ecofeminism-Deep Ecology Debate.
Ecofeminism in the Novels of
Sarah Joseph and Anita Nair.
Niyathi. R. Krishna PhD scholar and Dr. Pashupati Jha
Professor.
Abstract: The aim and main objective of the study is
analysis and interpretation of the textual and conceptual essence of ecofeminism
in brief in the selected novels of Sarah Joseph and Anita Nair. To achieve this,
it is essential to explore relevant ecofeminist theories and perspectives
through a thorough and vast literature survey. Ecofeminism is vital to unveil
the exploitations and invasions over our ecology and its resources by the
developed countries in the names of globalization, urbanization and development.
Ecofeminism,
Patriarchy, Capitalism
and Post Colonialism in the Indian Scenario: A Short Study
Reshma Ranjith, Dr. T.K. Pius.
Abstract: This paper entitled Ecofeminism, Patriarchy and Post
Colonialism in the Indian Scenario tries to
discuss the existence of ecofeminism and patriarchy in the Indian context. This
paper also explores the relation of capitalism to patriarchy. It also looks into
the ecological movements and ecofeminism in India. IOSR Journal Of Humanities
And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 22, Issue 9, Ver. 14 (September. 2017).
Ecofeminism Meets Criminology - PAULINE LANE. - I suggest that law breaking has traditionally been and continues to be an important part of feminist political protest. Law breaking can also be understood as a symbolic act that seeks to challenge the dominant ideas and values in a society. Ecofeminists are attempting to reconceptualize our relationship with nature.
Gender Equality and State
Environmentalism - Kari Norgaard, Richard
York.
There are several compelling reasons to expect that gender equality may serve to foster
state environmentalism. However, most previous research on environmental politics has
neglected gender. The findings indicate that nations with higher
proportions of women in Parliament are more prone to ratify environmental treaties than
are other nations.
Is the Body Essential for Ecofeminism? - Terri Field. In this article, the author argues that the body is essential, that is, indispensable, to ecofeminism. Ecofeminists have revealed the many ways in which women and nature have been devalued and dominated. The author follows other ecofeminists in disagreeing with a mischaracterisation of ecofeminism as reinforcing an essentialist connection between women and nature. A number of useful ways in which ecofeminists have attempted to deal with issues of embodiment are outlined. This article shows how ecofeminists might benefit from these insights and addresses the inadequacies revealed in this work through an ecofeminist analysis.
Women, Water, Energy - An Ecofeminist Approach -
Greta Gaard.
How can an ecofeminist perspective help us understand and respond to the problems of water
pollution and energy production that we face today? Ecofeminism illuminates the way in
which gendered, cultural assumptions about water, power, and human relations have led to
creating a water-power infrastructure that perpetuates environmental sexism, environmental
racism, and environmental classism. As an alternative, an ecofeminist approach to water
justice advocates strategies for bringing about an ecological democracy, an ecological
economics, and a partnership culture in which water and energy flow freely.
Ecofeminism and Process Philosophy - Carol P. Christ.
Change she asserts is good,
indeed divine, a statement in bold contrast to the Western tradition which attempts to fix
and control all things. The individual and her relationship to the environment becomes an
active process, with neither reduced to mere things, and both ever changing in
relationship.
Technology, Scripture, and Ecofeminism: The Wind and the Sea Respond
Margaret P. Gilleo.
A contrasting relational approach toward the natural world is offered by ecofeminism,
which speaks for those whose voices, both human and nonhuman, have been ignored or
negated. This article discusses the environmental history of the Sea of Galilee, the
Jordan River, and the adjacent wetlands and forests. It applies an ecofeminist hermeneutic
to the story of Jesus's calming the Wind and the Sea, as a religious
rationale for the ethical use of science and technology.
Tracking the Elusive Green Women: Sex, Environmentalism, and Feminism in the
United States and Europe - Mark Somma, Sue Tolleson-Rinehart. Ecofeminism is a set of theories variously claiming that, because of biological
determinism, reproductive and maternal roles, the oppression of patriarchy and women's
more holistic spiritual connection to nature, or the alternative perspective that feminism
can provide, women are more concerned about the environment than are men. Apart from
ecofeminist theory, "green" and liberal political parties and candidates in
Western nations believe in ecofeminism and appear also to assume that women view pro-environmentalist policies more
favorably. But can "ecofeminism" be identified in Western mass publics?
"The Ecofeminism/Deep Ecology Debate: A Reply to Patriarchal Reason," - Ariel Salleh.
"The Deep
Ecology-Ecofeminism Debate and its Parallels," - Warwick Fox.
"Class, Race,
and Gender Discourse in the Ecofeminism/Deep Ecology Debate," - Ariel
Salleh.
"Eco-Feminism and Deep Ecology,"
- Jim Cheney.
"Is There an
Ecofeminism-Deep Ecology 'Debate'?" - Deborah Slicer.
Deep ecology versus ecofeminism: Healthy differences or incompatible philosophies? Sessions, R. (1996).
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