03253nam 2200745 a 450 991079193050332120200520144314.01-283-53903-997866138514820-7391-7683-8(CKB)2560000000089578(EBL)988793(OCoLC)845245954(SSID)ssj0000701268(PQKBManifestationID)12332007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701268(PQKBWorkID)10673129(PQKB)11100127(MiAaPQ)EBC988793(Au-PeEL)EBL988793(CaPaEBR)ebr10587693(CaONFJC)MIL385148(EXLCZ)99256000000008957820120516d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFeminist ecocriticism[electronic resource] environment, women, and literature /edited by Douglas A. VakochLanham [Md.] Lexington Books20121 online resource (170 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9300-7 0-7391-7682-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ContributorsFeminist 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.Ecofeminism in literatureEcocriticism in literatureFeminist literary criticismNature in literatureEcology in literatureHuman ecology in literatureFeminism and literatureUnited StatesWomen and literatureUnited StatesAmerican literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismEcofeminism in literature.Ecocriticism in literature.Feminist literary criticism.Nature in literature.Ecology in literature.Human ecology in literature.Feminism and literatureWomen and literatureAmerican literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.810.9/355Vakoch Douglas A1130016MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791930503321Feminist ecocriticism3690017UNINA