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Ecofeminism and rhetoric : critical perspectives on sex, technology, and discourse / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 179 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857451880
  • 085745188X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ecofeminism and rhetoric.DDC classification:
  • 305.4201
LOC classification:
  • HQ1194 .E27 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / Glynis Carr -- Preface / Dougals A. Vakoch -- The rhetorics of critical ecofeminism: conceptual connection and reasoned response / Jeffrey Bile -- Into the wild: an ecofeminist perspective on the human control of canine sexuality and reproduction / Karla Armbruster -- Gender representations in orangutan primatological narratives: essentialist interpretations of sexuality, motherhood, and women / Stacey K. Sowards -- Invitational rhetoric: alternative rhetorical strategy as ecofeminist practice for transformation of perception and use of energy in the residential built environment from the Keweenaw to Kerala / Merle Kindred -- Ecofeminist ethics and digital technology: a case study of Microsoft Word / Julia E. Romberger -- Afterword / Patrick D. Murphy -- Epilogue. Unwrapping the enigma of ecofeminism: a solution to the illusion of incoherence / Jeffrey A. Lockwood.
Summary: 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 environmenta.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Glynis Carr -- Preface / Dougals A. Vakoch -- The rhetorics of critical ecofeminism: conceptual connection and reasoned response / Jeffrey Bile -- Into the wild: an ecofeminist perspective on the human control of canine sexuality and reproduction / Karla Armbruster -- Gender representations in orangutan primatological narratives: essentialist interpretations of sexuality, motherhood, and women / Stacey K. Sowards -- Invitational rhetoric: alternative rhetorical strategy as ecofeminist practice for transformation of perception and use of energy in the residential built environment from the Keweenaw to Kerala / Merle Kindred -- Ecofeminist ethics and digital technology: a case study of Microsoft Word / Julia E. Romberger -- Afterword / Patrick D. Murphy -- Epilogue. Unwrapping the enigma of ecofeminism: a solution to the illusion of incoherence / Jeffrey A. Lockwood.

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 environmenta.

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