In this Book
- Ecological Borderlands: Body, Nature, and Spirit in Chicana Feminism
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: NWSA / UIP First Book Prize
summary
Environmental practices among Mexican American woman have spurred a reconsideration of ecofeminism among Chicana feminists. Christina Holmes examines ecological themes across the arts, Chicana activism, and direct action groups to reveal how Chicanas can craft alternative models for ecofeminist processes. Holmes revisits key debates to analyze issues surrounding embodiment, women's connections to nature, and spirituality's role in ecofeminist philosophy and practice. By doing so, she challenges Chicanas to escape the narrow frameworks of the past in favor of an inclusive model of environmental feminism that alleviates Western biases. Holmes uses readings of theory, elaborations of ecological narratives in Chicana cultural productions, histories of human and environmental rights struggles in the Southwest, and a description of an activist exemplar to underscore the importance of living with decolonializing feminist commitment in body, nature, and spirit.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Bibliography
- pp. 171-190
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252098987
Related ISBN(s)
9780252040542, 9780252082016
MARC Record
OCLC
952277360
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2016-11-30
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016