Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire

Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands; Bruce Erickson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253222036 ISBN 13: 9780253222039

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2010

Treating such issues as animal sex, species politics, environmental justice, lesbian space and 'gay' ghettos, AIDS literatures, and queer nationalities, this lively collection asks important questions at the intersections of sexuality and environmental studies. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines present a focused engagement with the critical, philosophical, and political dimensions of sex and nature. These discussions are particularly relevant to current debates in many disciplines, including environmental studies, queer theory, critical race theory, philosophy, literary criticism, and politics. As a whole, "Queer Ecologies" stands as a powerful corrective to views that equate 'natural' with 'straight' while 'queer' is held to be against nature.

Review:

"A carefully crafted and well-executed volume, this collection intervenes in several important contemporary discourses in ecology, eco-politics, and queer theory, as well as more longstanding discourses of science and history." --Shannon Winnubst, Ohio State University

"Corrects the heteronormative bias that influenced environmental literature from the beginning and challenges the rigid distinctions between nature and culture." --Deane Curtin, Gustavus Adolphus College

From the Author:

Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands is Professor of Environmental Studies and Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Culture at York University. She is author of The Good-Natured Feminist: Ecofeminism and the Quest for Democracy.

Bruce Erickson is a post-doctoral fellow in Environmental History at Nipissing University.