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Ecofeminism and Rhetoric: Critical Perspectives on Sex, Technology, and Discourse

Ecofeminism and Rhetoric: Critical Perspectives on Sex, Technology, and Discourse

Vakoch, Douglas A.

Hardcover

General Gender StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0857451871
ISBN13: 9780857451873
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Aug 1 2011
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

By drawing on the complex interplay of ecology and feminism, ecofeminists identify links between the domination of nature and the oppression of women. This volume introduces a variety of innovative approaches for advancing ecofeminist activism, demonstrating how words exert power in the world. Contributors explore the interconnections between the dualisms of nature/culture and masculine/feminine, providing new insights into sex and technology through such wide-ranging topics as canine reproduction, orangutan motherhood and energy conservation. Ecofeminist rhetorics of care address environmental problems through cooperation and partnership, rather than hierarchical subordination, encouraging forms of communication that value mutual understanding over persuasion and control. By critically examining ways that theory can help deconstruct domineering practices-exposing the underlying ideologies-a new generation of ecofeminist scholarship illuminates the transformative capacity of language to foster emancipation and liberation.

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