Ecofeminism and geography: the case of Vandana Shiva and Chipko

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dc.contributor.authorHall, Judith K.en
dc.contributor.committeechairToal, Geralden
dc.contributor.committeememberSeitz, Virginia Rinaldoen
dc.contributor.committeememberGrossman, Lawrence S.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:26Zen
dc.date.adate2009-01-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:26Zen
dc.date.issued1994-07-15en
dc.date.rdate2009-01-17en
dc.date.sdate2009-01-17en
dc.description.abstractThe study of human-environment interactions by geography is traditionally conceptualized as the "man-land" theme in geographic analysis. Feminists and other post-structuralists criticize that conceptualization. Following those critiques, this study evaluates ecofeminism as a possible alternative to a "man-land" formulation. Ecofeminism is presented and analyzed as a school of thought that also studies human-environment interactions. Vandan Shiva's discourse and treatment of Chipko provide the central ecofeminist case study. The thesis elucidates ecofeminism's sensitivity to the geographic concept of place in order to determine whether or not ecofeminism is adequate as a geographic theory. Analysis of Vandana Shiva's texts reveals that ecofeminism universalizes and fails to accommodate the geographic concept of place.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentv, 80 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01172009-063717en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01172009-063717/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40673en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.H355.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32457056en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.H355en
dc.subject.lcshEcofeminismen
dc.subject.lcshHuman ecologyen
dc.titleEcofeminism and geography: the case of Vandana Shiva and Chipkoen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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