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- noun A
sociopolitical movement combiningfeminism andenvironmentalism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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After a winter of discontent, the snapping point came while Ms. Venkatesan was lecturing on "ecofeminism," which holds, in part, that scientific advancements benefit the patriarchy but leave women out.
Unclear on the Concept Zoe Brain 2008
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After a winter of discontent, the snapping point came while Ms. Venkatesan was lecturing on "ecofeminism," which holds, in part, that scientific advancements benefit the patriarchy but leave women out.
Dartmouth's 'Hostile' Environment Joseph Rago 2008
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In similar multidisciplinary vein, surveys the broad field of "ecofeminism", whose sub-currents range from spiritualist to materialist and redistributive approaches.
Eurozine articles 2009
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That Baillie does not endorse the affinity between women and nature assumed in the approaches Bowerbank studies as well as in the ecofeminism of our own time is consistent with the rejection of gender essentialism stated in her Introductory Discourse and demonstrated in her plays.
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When I read the description, I thought what is ecofeminism?
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Ecofeminists may advocate for a specific cause within the realm of ecofemisim, but they are devoted to the fundamental principles of ecofeminism.
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OpEdNews - Article: Animal rights, ecofeminism, and rooster rehab
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It also provided an understanding of another form of ecofeminism, class oppression.
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He discusses movements that have different "discourses," -- preservation versus conservation, versus deep ecology, versus environmental justice, versus ecofeminism, and so on.
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The goal of ecofeminism is to reach balance, understanding, and harmony with nature.
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