Ecofeminism
Brugère, Fabienne
Ecofeminism - 2025.
60
Ecofeminism focuses on two types of violence: violence against women and violence against nature. It attempts to understand these forms of violence by drawing parallels between them. In response to this violence, it proposes new ways of living that are closely aligned with the ethics of care: a form of “caring” that is both ethical and political. This connection with the ethics of care comes with the rejection of any separation between what we call “nature” and “culture,” the “non-human” and the “human,” in order to rehabilitate and reclaim what has been devalued, controlled, and diminished. But is there such a thing as “caring” that repairs while emancipating? The condition lies in a double consideration: of the relational body rather than the proprietary body, of the Earth rather than nature. The notion of “concern” must therefore be extended. Concern for others or for the self alone is not enough. It is tested by a shift in focus through concern for the world or the Earth. The concept of “nature” is then subject to a form of skepticism, as it has allowed for the misuse of “caring.”
Ecofeminism - 2025.
60
Ecofeminism focuses on two types of violence: violence against women and violence against nature. It attempts to understand these forms of violence by drawing parallels between them. In response to this violence, it proposes new ways of living that are closely aligned with the ethics of care: a form of “caring” that is both ethical and political. This connection with the ethics of care comes with the rejection of any separation between what we call “nature” and “culture,” the “non-human” and the “human,” in order to rehabilitate and reclaim what has been devalued, controlled, and diminished. But is there such a thing as “caring” that repairs while emancipating? The condition lies in a double consideration: of the relational body rather than the proprietary body, of the Earth rather than nature. The notion of “concern” must therefore be extended. Concern for others or for the self alone is not enough. It is tested by a shift in focus through concern for the world or the Earth. The concept of “nature” is then subject to a form of skepticism, as it has allowed for the misuse of “caring.”
Réseaux sociaux