International Perspectives in Feminist Ecocriticism (Paperback)

Foreword Linda Hogan Introduction Greta Gaard, Simon C. Estok, and Serpil Oppermann Part I: Feminist Ecocritical Theory 1. Feminist Ecocriticism: A Posthumanist Direction in Ecocritical Trajectory Serpil Oppermann 2. Toxic Epiphanies: Dioxin, Power, and Gendered Bodies in Laura Conti’s Narratives on Seveso Serenella Iovino 3. Treating Objects Like Women: Feminist Ontology and the Question of Essence Timothy Morton 4. The Ecophobia Hypothesis: Re-membering the Feminist Body of Ecocriticism Simon Estok Part II: Feminist / Postcolonial / Environmental Justice 5. Streams of Violence: Colonialism, Modernization, and Gender in Maria Cristina Mena’s "John of God, the Water-Carrier" Chiyo Crawford 6. Saving the Costa Rican Rainforest: Anacristina Rossi's Mad About Gandoca Regina Root 7. The Poetics of Decolonisation: Reading Carpentaria in a Feminist Ecocritical Frame Kate Rigby 8. Re-Imagining the Human: Ecofeminism, Affect, and Postcolonial Narration Laura White Part III: Species, Sexuality, and Eco-Activisms 9. Women and Interspecies Care: Dog Mothers in Taiwan Chia-Ju Chang and Iris Ralph 10. The Queer Vegetarian: Understanding Alimentary Activism Lauren Rae Hall 11. Sex, Population, and Environmental Eugenics in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood Rachel Stein 12. Down With People: Queer Tendencies and Troubling Racial Politics in Antinatalist Discourse Nicole Seymour Part IV: Apocalyptic Visions 13. Keep Moving: Place and Gender in a Post-Apocalyptic Environment Christa Grewe-Volpp 14. Queer Green Apocalypse: Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Katie Hogan 15. In(ter)dependence Day: A Feminist Ecocritical Perspective on Fireworks Greta Gaard About the Contributors Index