03250nam 2200757 a 450 991081162270332120240516213211.01-283-53903-997866138514820-7391-7683-8(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 environment, women, and literature /edited by Douglas A. Vakoch1st ed.Lanham [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 A1130016MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811622703321Feminist ecocriticism3931895UNINA