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Women's Reverence for the Earth - Fact & Fiction 

WREFF is a five part reading series in which we examine ecofeminism, feminist methods and theories, and the role of women in the environmental movement. Stimulating readings and engaging discussion will challenge perceptions and get you thinking!
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Time & Location

Sessions are from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on alternate Thursdays.  We'll meet in Michener 113, to the right of the main entrance on the main floor of Michener Library.

 

Discussion Dates

Because breaking bread together is a good way to foster conversation, light snacks will be served.

  • Thu, Feb 05th, 2009: Let's get started!  
    We'll meet one another, go over expectations for the next couple of months' activities, and look over a few short readings.
    I'll explain the various ways that participants can access the readings.
  • Thu, Feb 19th, 2009: Feminist Methods and Theories  
    We'll discuss readings and get some working definitions that we'll use for the rest of the series.
    I'll remind participants of the many ways that readings are available.
  • Thu, Mar 05th, 2009: Feminist Science Fiction and the Environmental Movement  
    We'll discuss readings and have fun with alternate realities!
  • Thu, Mar 26th, 2009: Female Scholars and Ecologics?  
    We'll discuss readings and explore different logics for explaining the natural world.
  • Thu, Apr 09th, 2009: Consumerism and Environmental Influence  
    We'll discuss readings, comparing the imagined and the empirical.
  • Thu, Apr 23rd, 2009: Collaging with Eris Klein  
    We'll pull out our inventive selves and create collages with Eris, the artist featured during the March exhibit in Michener. Bring a light heart and sense of fun for this evening of learning, cutting and gluing!
 
 

Readings

The readings for each discussion are listed below. See the green box at right for information about finding the readings on reserve.

First session - 5 February

Biehl, Janet. "Problems in Ecofeminism." Rethinking Ecofeminist Politics. Boston: South End, 1991. 9 - 27.

Tong, Rosemary. "Ecofeminism." Feminist Thought: a More Comprehensive Introduction. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2009. 246 - 276.

Second session - 19 February

Maynard, Mary. "Methods, Practice and Epistemology: The Debate About Feminism and Research." Researching Women's Lives from a Feminist Perspective. Eds. Mary Maynard and June Purvis. London: Taylor & Francis, 1994. 10 - 26.

Rogers, Mary F., and C. D. Garrett. "Feminist Methods." Who's Afraid of Women's Studies? Feminisms in Everyday Life. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira, 2002. 61 - 81.

Third session - 5 March

Elgin, Suzette Haden. "Chapter 12." The Judas Rose. Native Tongue. New York: Feminist Press, 2002. 160 - 75.

Le Guin, Ursula K. "Chapter 7. The Question of Sex." The Left Hand of Darkness. 1969. New York: Ace, 2003. 89 - 97.

Le Guin, Ursula K. "The Word for World Is Forest." Again, Dangerous Visions. Ed. Harlan Ellison. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1972. 26 - 29, 30 - 108.

Cancelled because of weather: Fourth session - 26 March

Seager, Joni. ""Hysterical Housewives" and Other Mad Women: Grassroots Environmental Organizing in the United States." Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experiences. Eds. Dianne Rochleau, Barbara Thomas-Slayter and Esther Wangari. International Studies of Women and Place. London: Routledge, 1996. 271 - 83.

Ruether, Rosemary Radford. "Ecofeminism: Symbolic and Social Connections of the Oppression of Women and the Domination of Nature." Ecofeminism and the Sacred. Ed. Carol J. Adams. New York: Continuum, 1993. 13 - 23.

Fifth session - 9 April

Mies, Maria. "Liberating the Consumer." Ecofeminism. Eds. Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood, 1993. 251 - 63.

Williams, Terry Tempest. "The Moral Courage of Rachel Carson." Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson. Ed. Peter Matthiessen. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. 129 - 46.

Sixth session - 23 April

We'll pull out our inventive selves and create collages with Eris Klein, the artist featured during the March exhibit in Michener. Bring a light heart and sense of fun for this evening of learning, cutting and gluing!

Women's Reverence for the Earth - Fact & Fiction is now concluded.  I thank everyone who attended and contributed in various ways.

Annie

      
     

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    How to find the readings

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    Online access is limited to those directly associated with UNC.  Please contact me if you'd like help accessing the readings more directly.

     
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