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Two Lectures by Greta Gaard |
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Ecofeminism and Literature In the last five years, literary criticism has been influenced by developments in environmental ethics, and new fields of inquiry, ecocriticism and ecofeminist literary criticism, have begun to emerge. What is ecofeminist literary criticism, and how does it differ from ecocriticism? How does this new perspective apply ecofeminist insights about democracy and identity to various readings of feminist literary fictions, environmental justice literatures, the field of ecocriticism, and the canon of nature writing itself? What topics and genres might be considered "ecofeminist literature"? This presentation explores recent developments and potential futures for studies in literary criticism, feminism, and environmental literatures. November 3 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Biology 204 |
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Water, and Energy: How can an ecofeminist perspective help us understand and respond to the problems of water pollution and water purity that we face today? Using contemporary examples ranging from the Arrowhead-Weston Project, to Manitoba Hydro, Sumas Energy 2, and the Columbia River, this presentation exposes the corporate appropriations of water power from the people and from the land. Ecofeminism illuminates the way that 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. November 3 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EESAT 110 |
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Greta Gaard is author of Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens (Temple 1998), editor of Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature (Temple 1993), and co-editor with Patrick D. Murphy of Ecofeminist Literary Criticism (Illinois, 1998). From 1988 to 1997, she worked as an ecofeminist activist within the Green movement in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the U.S. For the past three years, her activism has focussed on issues of forestry and cultural diversity, and she has served as a Board Member of the Whatcom County Human Rights Task Force. Currently, she is writing a volume of ecofeminist creative nonfiction essays exploring the intersections of social justice, democracy, ecology, and identity, titled Home Is Where You Are. She works as an Associate Professor of Humanities at Western Washington University.
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The lectures are free and open to the public. For special accommodation, contact us at 940-565-2266 or philosophy@unt.edu |