6 | Feminist Solutions to the Planetary Crises

October 15
‘How do we make sense of the staggering manifestations of current trends and processes of ecological destruction that mark a necessary point of departure for protecting and defending life and living worlds?’ So begins Ojeda et. al’s considerations of ecofeminist theories and movements challenge to environmental racism, patriarchy, capitalism, resource extraction, and climate denial. Each author offers new insights to the question, the link to peace and security, and the praxis of defending the earth.

Sohail Zuberi - Karachi Biennale 2017

Readings

  1. Daggett, Cara. “Petro-masculinity: Fossil fuels and authoritarian desire.” Millennium 47.1 (2018): 25-44 (19 pages)
  2. Ojeda, Diana, et al. “Feminist ecologies.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources 47.1 (2022): 149-171 (22)
  3. Yoshida, Keina. “Recognise the Rights of Nature.” Feminist Solutions for Ending War, edited by Megan MacKenzie and Nicole Wegner, Pluto Press, 2021, pp. 166–80 (14 pages)
  4. Moulton, Holly, and Mark Carey. “Futuremaking in a disaster zone: Everyday climate change adaptation amongst Quechua women in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca.” Environmental Science & Policy 148 (2023): 103551. (11 pages)

Presentation: Sohail Zuberi, Archaeologies of Tomorrow (Anna and Róisín)

Further Reading

  1. Keina Yoshida, Lina M Céspedes-Báez, The nature of Women, Peace and Security: a Colombian perspective, International Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 17–34, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaa173 (17 pages)
  2. Detraz, Nicole, and Sonalini Sapra. “Climate Change, Gender, and Peace: Thinking differently in a brave new world?.” Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research. Routledge, 2021. 359-367.
  3. Nicoson, Christie. “Climate transformation through feminist ethics of care.” Environmental Science & Policy 155 (2024): 103727.
  4. Hunt, Kathleen P. ““It’s More Than Planting Trees, It’s Planting Ideas”: Ecofeminist Praxis in the Green Belt Movement.” Southern Communication Journal 79.3 (2014): 235-249. (14 pages)
  5. Nicoson, Christie. “Climate transformation through feminist ethics of care.” Environmental Science & Policy 155 (2024): 103727.
  6. Documentary: There is Something in the Water (Netflix)
  7. Documentary: The World’s Worst Oil Related Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of | I Was There. (Vice)