Essays about: "Ecofeminism"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 46 essays containing the word Ecofeminism.

1. 26. How can connections between eco-masculinities and a degrowth mindset be understood? : Exploring an ecovillage to find out.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lena Zimmermann; Sibylle Simon; [2020]
   Keywords : Ecovillages; green living; eco-masculinities; masculinity; environmental psychology; economic degrowth; post-materialism;

   Abstract : This thesis draws upon the young theory of eco-masculinities and the aspiring movement of economic degrowth. We find the concept of eco-masculinities to be an underrepresented complement to the movement of ecofeminism. Studies show that masculine people are less involved in sustainability-related issues in conventional society. READ MORE

3. 27. The Power of Environmental Vegetarianism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Uppsala centrum för hållbar utveckling, CSD Uppsala

   Author : Carolin Laier; [2020]
   Keywords : Environmental Vegetarianism; Ethical Vegetarianism; Ecofeminism; Meat Consumption; Hegemonic Masculinity; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : The idea of the human as a rational man is deeply engrained into the thinking and the construction of the human culture within industrialized societies. It enables the domination and commodification of nonhuman species and the natural world (the Other). READ MORE

4. 28. “If you take the woman from the family for only a week, everything will crumble down.” : An Ecofeminist Perspective on Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Lundberg; Linnéa Lundeborg; [2019]
   Keywords : Ecofeminism; Social Entrepreneurship; Kenya; Case study; Ethnographic Study; ASAL land;

   Abstract : The Kenyan society is patriarchal, has an alarming rate of deforestation where rural farmers, especially women, are highly affected by climate change. There is little research on companies operating in dry areas with a mission to address poverty, ecology and women. READ MORE

5. 29. Measuring Environmentalism - A critique of the EPI and why Gender Equality matters for environmental policy.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Michael Randall; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender Equality; EPI; State environmentalism; correlations; FDI; CIEP; mixed methods social research; co2 emissions; capitalism; ecofeminism; growth; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : I denna avhandling har jag kritiserat EPI (Environmental Performance Index) och det sätt ett lands hållbarhetspolicy tenderar att mätas. Jag har granskat tidigare bortsedda aspekter av nationernas miljöpolicy och försökt föra dem fram i hopp om att dessa kommer att användas för framtida miljömätningar. READ MORE

6. 30. Can Poetry Save the World? : Creating a Sustainable Future by Reading Green

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Alexander Vainikainen; [2019]
   Keywords : ecocriticism; ecofeminism; environmental pedagogy; sustainable development; teaching; reading green; poetry;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine how ecocritical readings of poems and song lyrics can work as a catalyst for discussing questions regarding sustainable development in the subject of English. The poems “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth and “Andrew”by Andrea Gibson, but also the song lyrics for the song “Every Age”by José Gonzalez were selected for the analyze, since they can represent the varying types of texts that are used by teachers in upper secondary school. READ MORE