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ecofeminist

ecofeminist

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Relating to caring for nature and women's rights
  • adjective
  • /ˌiːkoʊˈfɛmɪnɪst/
: ecofeminista
  • This article is the text of a keynote address delivered by the author at the conference on "Ecofeminist Perspectives: Culture, Nature, Theory" at the University of Southern California, March 27, 1987.
  • ecofeminist theology

Examples

  • Subsequently cited as YOTF. See Gaard, Estok, and Oppermann for a discussion of ecofeminist traditions in environmental literature.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In the ecofeminist anthology Reweaving the World, Brian Swimme writes, "My own hope is that what is happening in our time is the emergence of the common myth necessary for us to feel and act as kin to everything."

    Academic text (2002)
  • Finding Our Way: Rethinking Ecofeminist Politics. Montreal: Black Rose Books.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Other prominent ecofeminists also appear to be implementing ecofeminist philosophies into their practice.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In connecting the oppression of women with that of nature and in asserting that the liberation of women would also serve the cause of nature, Mary Austin articulated what is at the core today of ecofeminist philosophy.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • My own life is a rather embarrassing example of how long one can be absorbed in ecofeminist intellectual thought, political activism, and ritual honoring of nature after the moment of awakening and still know almost nothing of the richness and profound depth of communion that nature can offer.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Activism has become a critical component of Klra's life: she is a founding member of Hungary's only ecofeminist group, Zld Nk (Green Women), and participates in a peace organization as well.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Davis echoes, in many respects, Shelley’s proto-ecofeminist critique of hubristic technological overreach.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The ecofeminist movement aims to address both environmental degradation and gender inequality.

  • Her ecofeminist perspective emphasizes the interconnectedness of women's rights and ecological sustainability.

Surface Forms

ecofeminist positive

Morphology

ecofeminist = eco + feminist (transparent) = eco + feminist

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'eco' (environmental) and 'feminist' (relating to feminism), so learners can derive the sense from the parts.

Etymology

The word ecofeminist combines eco- from Greek oikos meaning 'home' and feminist related to female meaning 'woman', and you can see eco- in the word ecology. So ecofeminist describes ideas or actions that join care for the earth with care for women's rights.