Format/Structure

4-5 presentations (draft papers or based on specific activist or practice-based interventions) followed by an open discussion with Q&A

Long Abstract

In the face of escalating global crises, from climate breakdown, the commodification, financialisation, and militarisation of nature, to the rise of fascism and technological upheavals, eco-feminisms offer a transdisciplinary political perspective that is both critical and transformative. Encompassing a diverse range of theories and approaches at the intersection of feminisms and environment – from ecofeminist philosophy, feminist political ecologies and economy, to eco-masculinities - ecofeminisms offer a rich collection of stories, narratives, and context-specific analyses that understand the oppression of intersectionally situated humans and nature as inseparable and co-constitutive. Focusing on often invisibilised forms of intersecting social, ecological, social reproductive and productive forms of exploitation and modes of resistance to oppression, ecofeminisms tell stories that span space, place, and time.

Given this diversity in approaches and the renewed interest in ecofeminisms in activist movements and academia alike, this panel seeks to explore and bring together the analytical, methodological, and activist tools that eco-feminist researchers, practitioners, and activists employ not only to better understand but also to address urgent 21st-century challenges. Through a series of presentations and an interactive discussion with presenters and attendees, the panel will take stock of recent activist and academic ecofeminist contributions to and interventions in analyses of interconnected social, ecological, and economic injustices, and how eco-feminisms can inform and inspire resistance against oppression and exploitation. To this end, we invite submissions for presentations that engage with the panel’s theme. Presentations can be either paper-based or focused on a specific activist-/practice-based intervention.

This Panel has 9 pending paper proposals.
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