ecofeminism and just leisure in the 21 st century
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Ecofeminism and Just Leisure in the 21 st Century. Karla A. Henderson May, 18, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah. My Journey to Ecofeminism. Equal Rights Learning from Grad Students Radical Feminism Interests in Outdoors and Feminism. Purpose of Paper. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ecofeminism and Just Leisure in the 21st Century
Karla A. HendersonMay, 18, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah
My Journey to Ecofeminism
• Equal Rights
• Learning from Grad Students
• Radical Feminism
• Interests in Outdoors and Feminism
Purpose of Paper
• “Spaces and places integral to instituting a more just world”
• Strengths and weaknesses of ecofeminisms• Possibilities for knowing more about leisure• Connecting social and environmental justice
through “gender justice”• Questions for further discussion
Ecofeminisms Defined• An ecophilosophy• Connects humans and
nature• Philosophical, spiritual,
theoretical, critical, practical• Premise that the
oppression/domination of women connected to/with the oppression/domination of the earth
Patriarchy Dualisms
• Male/Female • Nature/Nurture
Inadequacies
Feminism not addressing EnvironmentEnvironmentalists not addressing Women’s Issues
UNITING WOMEN AND EARTH
All acts should focus on respect for, and the diversity of, humans and the life enhance of natural environments
Just Leisure
• Social Justice – a society where the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are psychologically and physically safe and secure
• Environmental Justice – fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people related to the development and enforcement of laws, regulations, and policies regarding the environment
Power and Privilege
Inclusivity
Denying differences denies differences in power and resources
Critiques of Ecofeminism
• Idealistic• Essentialist• Scapegoating Men• Too much focus on women’s nurturance
Question
Would a nonsexist society imply an ecologically benign
society?
Incorporating Feminisms
• Connection between social and environmental justice
• Awareness of ideas/raise consciousness• Way to examine language• Lens to examine policies• Potential elitism of outdoors
Possibilities in Leisure Fields
• Doing the right thing• Socially and
environmentally responsible leisure
• Questions domination of anyone/anything
COMMENTS?QUESTIONS?