Essays about: "Ecofeminism"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 46 essays containing the word Ecofeminism.

  1. 36. A Discourse Analysis of Masculinity Construction as Climate Change Denial : Hegemonic Masculinity Pushes Back

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emelie Månsson; [2017]
    Keywords : industrial masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; climate change denial; Republican; ecofeminism; feminist critical discourse analysis; dualisms;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to understand if climate change denial is a way in which industrial hegemonic masculinity is constructed through American conservative political discourse. Rooted in ecofeminist theory and feminist discourse analysis, its main material is the Republican Platform of 2016 with the addition of Fox News and statements by Republican high-profile politicians. READ MORE

  3. 37. Exploring Sustainable Development from an Ecofeminist Perspective : A Discourse Analysis of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Nader; Simon Irving; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Ecofeminism; World Business Council for Sustainable Development; Organizational Discourse;

    Abstract : The concept of sustainable development has largely failed to address environmental and social crises in a meaningful and transformative way, despite its growing popularity. Ecofeminism offers a way to understand and challenge assumptions embedded in the sustainable development discourse. READ MORE

  4. 38. Natural Violence and Escaping Reason : Reading gender and nature in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Malin Niklasson; [2014]
    Keywords : Donna Tartt; ecofeminism; ancient Greece; gender; nature; The Secret History; ekofeminism; dualism; genus; natur; Den hemliga historien;

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  5. 39. Finding Dystopia in Utopia : Gender, Power and Politics in The Carhullan Army

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Johan Kisro; [2014]
    Keywords : Sarah Hall; The Carhullan Army; feminist dystopia; utopia dystopia; power knowledge; Michel Foucault;

    Abstract : Sarah Hall’s feminist dystopia The Carhullan Army presents a near-future society by using oppositional binaries traditional to the genre of the literary dystopia; Utopia/Dystopia, Male/Female, and Good/Evil. This essay deconstructs these binaries in order to unveil the inherent complexities in power structures that cannot be captured by such binaries. READ MORE

  6. 40. Analyzing Stockholm’s Comprehensive Plan: In Search of an Ecofeminist Future 2050

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Susanna Findahl; [2014]
    Keywords : Comprehensive planning; environmental discourse analysis; ecofeminism; participatory scenario generation; utopian thought.;

    Abstract : This report addresses the environmental discourse of the current comprehensive plan of Stockholm, The Walkable City, and in what ways it can be developed following an ecofeminist framework. With a foundation in a critical perspective on current processes of urbanization, ecofeminist theory, and an interest in the potential in utopian thought, this thesis attempts to assist the comprehensive plan in finding alternative ways of approaching the urban development of the city, in search for social and environmental justice through increased citizen participation. READ MORE