Phantasms of a feminist ecology

Interdisciplinarity Across the Generations

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ID4367369
AuthorsAnita Simha (0000-0002-8770-3029, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, USA), Banu Subramaniam (0000-0001-8343-0011, Wellesley College, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume26
Issue3
Pages678-691
Publication date2025-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-7001 • E-ISSN: 1741-2773
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14647001251340923
OpenAlexW4410995387
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited64

In this article, the two authors who come from different generations of biologists who are committed to the fields of ecology and feminism reflect on the history of feminist knowledge on ecology. They contend that, while theoretical explorations and innovations in thinking across ecology and feminism have prospered and proliferated, disciplinary barriers prevent both the ecological sciences and feminist studies from embracing these innovations and critiques. They explore a brief history of engagements between ecology and feminism and the promise of these theorisations. They examine three contemporary sites of theorising nature-popular imaginations of a loving and caring (indeed maternal) nature; current work in the ecological sciences; and recent work in indigenous, queer, and trans ecologies. They share their dissatisfaction with how each is limited in its impact for varying reasons. They conclude with some reflections on a feminist future for ecology, within the academy and beyond

Biology · Discipline · Environmental ethics · Feminism · Indigenous · Social science · Sociology · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Gender Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Race, Genetics, and Society · Ecology

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