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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811622703321

Titolo

Feminist ecocriticism : environment, women, and literature / / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Md.], : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

1-283-53903-9

9786613851482

0-7391-7683-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VakochDouglas A

Disciplina

810.9/355

Soggetti

Ecofeminism in literature

Ecocriticism in literature

Feminist literary criticism

Nature in literature

Ecology in literature

Human ecology in literature

Feminism and literature - United States

Women and literature - United States

American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ecofeminist Theories of Liberation in the Science Fiction of Sally Miller Gearhart, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Joan Slonczewski; 2 Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams; 3 Reintegrating Human and Nature; 4 Shifting Subjects and Marginal Worlds; 5 Decadent Desire; 6 "Discourse Excellent Music"; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Feminist Ecocriticism examines the interplay of women and nature as seen through literary theory and criticism, drawing on insights from such diverse fields as chaos theory and psychoanalysis, while examining genres ranging from nineteenth-century sentimental literature to contemporary science fiction. The book explores the central claim of ecofeminism-that there is a connection between



environmental degradation and the subordination of women-with the goal of identifying and fostering liberatory alternatives.