Planetary activism at the end of the world : Feminist and posthumanist imaginaries beyond Man

Abstract
We are currently experiencing a planetary crisis that will lead, if worst comes to worst, to the end of the entire world as we know it. Several feminist scholars have suggested that if the Earth is to stay livable for humans and nonhumans alike, the ways in which many human beings – particularly in the wealthy parts of the world, infested with Eurocentrism, (neo)colonialism, neoliberalism, and capitalism – inhabit this planet requires radical, ethical, and political transformation. In this article, we propose that feminist theory, particularly feminist posthumanities, and Black feminist and decolonial thought, together with creative practices such as writing, have much to contribute to transformative planetary activism that imagines different and other kinds of worlds and futures based on an ethical consideration of nonhuman others and collective caring for the planet.
Main Authors
Format
Articles Research article
Published
2022
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
SAGE Publications
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202212125551Käytä tätä linkitykseen.
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1350-5068
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/13505068221126550
Language
English
Published in
European Journal of Women`s Studies
Citation
  • Karkulehto, S., Koistinen, A.-K., & Ugron, N. (2022). Planetary activism at the end of the world : Feminist and posthumanist imaginaries beyond Man. European Journal of Women`s Studies, 29(4), 577-592. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505068221126550
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CC BY 4.0Open Access
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The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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