Ecofeminist Literary Criticism: Theory, Interpretation, Pedagogy (Environment Human Condition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252067088 ISBN 13: 9780252067082

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1998

Synopsis

      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.  

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Review:

"An outstanding contribution to the developing field of ecofeminism. It will be as useful to those who have been looking for a good text on which to base a course in ecofeminist literary criticism as it will be to those who wonder what the field is all about. Taken together, these essays suggest the range of connections and possibilities implicit in ecofeminist literary criticism -- connections, for example, between spirituality and science, ecology and literature, or environmental activism and literary theory." Carol H. Cantrell, professor of English, Colorado State University

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0252067088
• ISBN 13: 9780252067082
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Gaard Greta, Murphy Patrick D