WGSS 304 - Ecofeminism

Units: 3

Introduces ecofeminism and examines how feminist thought and movements have prioritized the environment, focused on relationships between humans and the natural world, and engaged a range of environmental issues. Explores ecofeminist perspectives, including critiques of the parallel oppression of women and nature, multiple hierarchies of domination, and the gendered effects of environmental problems; the reframing of militarism, corporate globalization, and technology as environmental issues; and the promotion of distinctive feminist alternatives, including sustainability, earth democracy, and spirituality.

May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 304 or WMST 300-21.

Satisfies Diversity & Equity area: DEg