Australian feminist philosopher Val Plumwood coined the term
"critical ecofeminism" to "situate humans in ecological terms and
non-humans in ethical terms," for "the two tasks are
interconnected, and cannot be addressed properly in isolation from
each other." Variously using the terms "critical ecological
feminism," "critical anti-dualist ecological feminism," and
"critical ecofeminism," Plumwood's work developed amid a range of
perspectives describing feminist intersections with ecopolitical
issues-i.e., toxic production and toxic wastes, indigenous
sovereignty, global economic justice, species justice, colonialism
and dominant masculinity. Well over a decade before the emergence
of posthumanist theory and the new materialisms, Plumwood's
critical ecofeminist framework articulates an implicit posthumanism
and respect for the animacy of all earthothers, exposing the
linkages among diverse forms of oppression, and providing a
theoretical basis for further activist coalitions and
interdisciplinary scholarship. Had Plumwood lived another ten
years, she might have described her work as "Anthropocene
Ecofeminism," "Critical Material Ecofeminism," "Posthumanist
Anticolonial Ecofeminism"-all of these inflections are present in
her work. Here, Critical Ecofeminism advances upon Plumwood's
intellectual, activist, and scholarly work by exploring its
implications for a range of contemporary perspectives and
issues--critical animal studies, plant studies, sustainability
studies, environmental justice, climate change and climate justice,
masculinities and sexualities. With the insights available through
a critical ecofeminism, these diverse eco-justice perspectives
become more robust.
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