ECOFEMINISM IS NOT NICHE

Figure 1: Belle Carroll, Women washing laundry with cow in the Ganges River. Varanasi, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll

ECOFEMINISM IS NOT NICHE

by Belle Carroll | class of 2019, Architecture, Rice University

ABSTRACT

In this episode, we will be transported to the small village of Piplantri in the Rajsamand province of Rajasthan, India to explore an unlikely ecofeminist agenda. Using Piplantri’s dedication to reforestation and improving the lives of women as an example of ecofeminism, I discuss the background of the movement, its economic implications and the gendering of Nature. Exploring the thoughts of Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Julie Nelson, Timothy Morton and Juliann Allison on ecofeminism, this podcast is a call to action to reconsider our daily lives and our interactions with our environment.

Figure 2: Belle Carroll, Women with child and two cows along the Ganges River. Varanasi, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll
Figure 3: Belle Carroll, Field. Shahpura, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll
Figure 4: Belle Carroll, Women washing along Ganges River. Varanasi, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll
Figure 5: Belle Carroll, Red Tractor. Shahpura, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll
Figure 6: Belle Carroll, Lake. Shahpura, India. 2017 ©Belle Carroll

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Shiva, Vandana. “Hand in Hand: women’s empowerment and sustainability” Why Women Will Save the Planet: A Collection of Articles for Friends of the Earth. London: Zed Books, 2015 p. 101-111

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Aizenman, Nurith. Microloans. NPR November 1st 2016. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/11/01/500093608/you-asked-we-answer-can-tiny-loans-lift-women-out-of-poverty accessed 04/25/19

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