TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vakoch,Douglas A.
TI  - Ecofeminism and rhetoric: critical perspectives on sex, technology, and discourse 
SN  - 9780857451880
AV  - HQ1194 .E27 2011 
U1  - 305.4201 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Ecofeminism
KW  - Feminist criticism
KW  - Feminist literary criticism
KW  - Écoféminisme
KW  - Critique féministe
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Feminism & Feminist Theory
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Ethnic Studies
KW  - General
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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