Rapes of Earth and Grapes of Wrath
Steinbeck, Ecofeminism and the Metaphor of Rape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14948684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sigridur Gudmarsdottir (0000-0001-9190-3667, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 206-222 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735009348665 |
| OpenAlex | W2099784277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
Early ecofeminists often emphasized the similarities of the oppression of women and earth and delineated both as rape. Is it helpful for ecofeminists today to connect women and nature in such a way? Is this metaphor an adequate expression for third wave feminists or does it cast female bodies and the cosmos into passive victimization? This article uses Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath as a platform to tease out three important aspects of the metaphor of rape, by examining the green apolcalypse present in Steinbeck‘s book, by pointing out Steinbeck’s identification of the exploitatoin of nature as a rape, and by thinking about the ways in which women are portrayed as earth mothers. Through an examination of the metaphors of rape as exploitation and grapes as apocalyptic wrath, the article seeks to counter the hidden apocalyptic and dualistic structures of maternal images and ecorapes and to identify them, question them and channel that powerful linguistic energy
Aesthetics · Art · Ecofeminism · Environmental ethics · Linguistics · Metaphor · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American and British Literature Analysis · American Literature and Culture · Computer Science · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |