Critical Ecofeminism

This book affirms its feminist and activist roots, resists gender essentialisms, and companions the activist orientations of critical animal studies and environmental justice. It draws on feminist science and anticolonial studies, utilizing a posthumanist, queer feminist methodology to enhance discussions of today's ecopolitical challenges.

List of contents

Introduction: Critical Ecofeminism
Theory
Chapter 1: Just Ecofeminist Sustainability
Chapter 2: Plants and Animals
Illuminations
Chapter 3: Milk
Chapter 4: Fireworks
Chapter 5: Animals in Space
Climates
Chapter 6: Climate Justice
Chapter 7: Cli-Fi Narratives
Chapter 8: Queering the Climate
Epilogue

About the author

By Greta Gaard

Summary

This book affirms its feminist and activist roots, resists gender essentialisms, and companions the activist orientations of critical animal studies and environmental justice. It draws on feminist science and anticolonial studies, utilizing a posthumanist, queer feminist methodology to enhance discussions of today’s ecopolitical challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Greta Gaard
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498533607
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3360-7
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Ecocritical Theory and Practice; Ecocritical Theory and Practic; Ecocritical Theory and Practice
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama