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Standards. We apply them, uphold them, or fail to meet them. But
how do they get made? The Social Life of Standards reveals how
these political and technical tools for organizing society are
developed, subverted, contested, and reassembled by local
communities interacting with standards created by others. Using
ethnographic approaches, contributors investigate biomedical,
agricultural, and other contexts that reveal the mismatch between
the inconsistent implementation of standards in the real world and
the non-negotiable criteria presupposed by external forces. These
cases support a reflexive process that involves local engagement at
every stage in the production and application of standards.
Librarianship has been conceptualized as a vocation or
calling—rather than a profession—since the 1800s. Within this
historical context, librarians are encouraged to think of ourselves
as possessing a natural disposition to showing perpetual
engagement, enthusiasm, and self-regulation in pursuit of our
shared vocation. These assumptions about the profession can
sometimes shield us from introspective criticism, but they can also
prevent us from recognizing and managing the systemic occupational
issues that afflict us. Â Academic Librarian Burnout can help
librarians develop the agency to challenge the assumptions and
practices that have led to so much professional burnout. In five
thorough parts, it offers ways to discuss burnout in our work
environments, studies burnout’s nature and causes, and provides
preventative intervention and mitigation strategies: Reframing
Burnout Conditions that Promote Burnout Lived Experiences
Individual Responses to Burnout Organizational Responses to Burnout
Chapters explore the relationship of burnout in academic libraries
and illness, intersectionality, workload, managerial approaches,
and more, while offering real-life stories and ways for both
individuals and organizations to address the symptoms and causes of
burnout. The emotional, physical, and mental investment we require
of librarianship—to go above and beyond to serve the
ever-evolving needs of our patrons while perennially justifying our
existence to library stakeholders—can come at the expense of our
well-being. Academic Librarian Burnout addresses unsustainable work
environments and preserves and celebrates the unique contributions
of librarians.
Standards. We apply them, uphold them, or fail to meet them. But
how do they get made? The Social Life of Standards reveals how
these political and technical tools for organizing society are
developed, subverted, contested, and reassembled by local
communities interacting with standards created by others. Using
ethnographic approaches, contributors investigate biomedical,
agricultural, and other contexts that reveal the mismatch between
the inconsistent implementation of standards in the real world and
the non-negotiable criteria presupposed by external forces. These
cases support a reflexive process that involves local engagement at
every stage in the production and application of standards.
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Ecofeminism in Dialogue (Hardcover)
Douglas A Vakoch, Sam Mickey; Contributions by Anna Bedford, Benay Blend, Michelle Deininger, …
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R3,488
Discovery Miles 34 880
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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There are countless ways of thinking, feeling, and acting like an
ecofeminist. Ecofeminism includes a plurality of perspectives,
thriving in dialogue between diverse theories and practices
involving ecological and feminist matters of concern. Deepening the
dialogue, the contributors in this anthology explore critical and
complementary interactions between ecofeminism and other areas of
inquiry, including ecocriticism, postcolonialism, geography,
environmental law, religion, geoengineering, systems thinking,
family therapy, and more. This volume aims to further the cultural
and literary theories of ecofeminism by situating them in
conversation with other interpretations and analyses of
intersections between environment, gender, and culture. This
anthology is a unique combination of contemporary,
interdisciplinary, and global perspectives in dialogue with
ecofeminism, supporting academic and activist efforts to resist
oppression and domination and cultivate care and justice.
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.
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Ecofeminism in Dialogue (Paperback)
Douglas A Vakoch, Sam Mickey; Contributions by Anna Bedford, Benay Blend, Michelle Deininger, …
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R1,498
Discovery Miles 14 980
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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There are countless ways of thinking, feeling, and acting like an
ecofeminist. Ecofeminism includes a plurality of perspectives,
thriving in dialogue between diverse theories and practices
involving ecological and feminist matters of concern. Deepening the
dialogue, the contributors in this anthology explore critical and
complementary interactions between ecofeminism and other areas of
inquiry, including ecocriticism, postcolonialism, geography,
environmental law, religion, geoengineering, systems thinking,
family therapy, and more. This volume aims to further the cultural
and literary theories of ecofeminism by situating them in
conversation with other interpretations and analyses of
intersections between environment, gender, and culture. This
anthology is a unique combination of contemporary,
interdisciplinary, and global perspectives in dialogue with
ecofeminism, supporting academic and activist efforts to resist
oppression and domination and cultivate care and justice.
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.
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