Feminism and ecological communities : an ethic of flourishing

Feminism and Ecological Communities presents a bold and passionate rethinking of teh ecofeminist movement. It is one of the first books to acknowledge the importance of postmodern feminist arguments against ecofeminism whilst persuasively preseenting a strong new case for econolocal feminism. Chris J.Cuomo first traces the emergence of ecofeminism from the ecological and feminist movements before clearly discussing the weaknesses of some ecofeminist positions. Exploring the dualisms of nature/culture and masculing/feminine that are the bulwark of many contemporary ecofeminist positions and questioning traditional traditional feminist analyses of gender and caring, Feminism and Ecological Communities asks whether women are essentially closer to nature than men and how we ought to link the oppression of women, people of colour, and other subjugated groups to the degradation of nature. Chris J.Cuomo addresses these key issues by drawing on recent work in feminist ethics as well as teh work of diverse figures such as Aristotle, John Dewey, Donna Haraway adn Maria Lugones. A fascinating feature of the book is the use of the metaphor of the cyborg to highlight the fluidity of the nature/culture distinction and how this can enrich econfeminist ethics and politics. An outstanding new argument for an ecological feminism that links both theory and practice, Feminism and Ecological Communities bravely redraws the ecofeminist map. It will be essential reading for all those interested in gender studies, environmental studies and philosophy. Feminism and Ecological Communities presents a bold and passionate rethinking of the ecofeminist movement. It is one of the first books to acknowledge the importance of postmodern feminist arguments against ecofeminism whilst persuasively preseenting a strong new case for econolocal feminism. Chris J.Cuomo first traces the emergence of ecofeminism from the ecological and feminist movements before clearly discussing the weaknesses of some ecofeminist positions. Exploring the dualisms of nature/culture and masculing/feminine that are the bulwark of many contemporary ecofeminist positions and questioning traditional traditional feminist analyses of gender and caring, Feminism and Ecological Communities asks whether women are essentially closer to nature than men and how we ought to link the oppression of women, people of colour, and other subjugated groups to the degradation of nature. Chris J.Cuomo addresses these key issues by drawing on recent work in feminist ethics as well as teh work of diverse figures such as Aristotle, John Dewey, Donna Haraway adn Maria Lugones. A fascinating feature of the book is the use of the metaphor of the cyborg to highlight the fluidity of the nature/culture distinction and how this can enrich econfeminist ethics and politics. An outstanding new argument for an ecological feminism that links both theory and practice, Feminism and Ecological Communities bravely redraws the ecofeminist map. It will be essential reading for all those interested in gender studies, environmental studies and philosophy. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Introduction: Thinking at the crossroads......Page 12 PRELUDE: SITUATING ECOLOGICAL FEMINISM......Page 22 THE ECOFEMINIST PROJECT......Page 33 FEMINIST ETHICS AND THE VALUE OF NATURE......Page 52 SO AS TO FLOURISH: THE GOALS OF ECOLOGICAL FEMINISM......Page 73 INTERLUDE: ON ETHICS WITHOUT PURITY......Page 92 SELVES, SYSTEMS AND CHAOS......Page 102 NOT SO STATIC AFTER ALL: ECOLOGICAL FEMINISM AND ANTI-ESSENTIALIST CRITICISM......Page 123 CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS IN ECOFEMINISM......Page 137 ACTIVISM THAT IS NOT ONE......Page 152 Works cited and of related interest......Page 163 Index......Page 178 Cuomo traces the emergence of ecofeminism from the ecological and feminist movements then discusses the weaknesses of some ecofeminist positions, using the metaphor of the cyborg to highlight the fluidity of the nature/culture distinction This is one of the first books to acknowledge the importance of postmodern feminist arguements and also presents a rethinking of the ecofeminist movement. Linking both theory and practise it draws together today's thinking about feminism. __Feminism and Ecological Communities____Feminism and Ecological Communities____Feminism and Ecological Communities__ Chris J. Cuomo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 152-165) And Index.