| Ecofeminist Literary Criticism: Theory, Interpretation, Pedagogy Contributor(s): Gaard, Greta (Editor), Murphy, Patrick D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0252067088 ISBN-13: 9780252067082 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $32.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: Ecofeminism is a practical movement for social change that discerns interconnections among all forms of oppression: the exploitation of nature, the oppression of women, class exploitation, racism, colonialism. Against binary divisions such as self/other, culture/nature, man/woman, humans/animals, and white/nonwhite, ecofeminist theory asserts that human identity is shaped by more fluid relationships and by an acknowledgment of both connection and difference. Once considered the province of philosophy and women's studies, ecofeminism in recent years has been incorporated into a broader spectrum of academic discourse. The first collection of its kind, Ecofeminist Literary Criticism assembles some of the most insightful advocates of this perspective to illuminate ecofeminism as a valuable component of literary criticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 810.935 |
| LCCN: 97-45322 |
| Series: Environment Human Condition |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.15" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ecofeminist Literary Criticism is the first collection of its kind: a diverse anthology that explores both how ecofeminism can enrich literary criticism and how literary criticism can contribute to ecofeminist theory and activism. Ecofeminism is a practical movement for social change that discerns interconnections among all forms of oppression: the exploitation of nature, the oppression of women, class exploitation, racism, colonialism. Against binary divisions such as self/other, culture/nature, man/woman, humans/animals, and white/non-white, ecofeminist theory asserts that human identity is shaped by more fluid relationships and by an acknowledgment of both connection and difference. Once considered the province of philosophy and women's studies, ecofeminism in recent years has been incorporated into a broader spectrum of academic discourse. Ecofeminist Literary Criticism assembles some of the most insightful advocates of this perspective to illuminate ecofeminism as a valuable component of literary criticism. |