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Ecofeminism: Essentialism, Shared Experience or Quintessential Environmentalism?
(Universidade da Coruña, 2008)
[Abstract] Ecofeminism originated in political activism in the late 70s and 80s and only found its way into literary criticism in the 90s. Throughout human history, nature has constantly been feminized and women naturalized, ...
Science Fiction Magnifying Mirrors: Octavia Butler’s Dawn and the Ethics of Genetic Manipulation
(Universidade da Coruña, 2008)
[Abstract] In this paper I deal with Octavia Butler’s novel Dawn and the issue of Science Fiction as a mirror of real situations. I analyze Dawn from an ecocritical approach focusing on how human beings are treated by the ...