Hello,
I would suggest including ecofeminism in your course – it's an essential and often overlooked contribution to environmental ethics. I have been studying Ariel Salleh's work which offers a very thorough and stimulating materialist ecofeminist perspective. Her recent anthology is essential reading, though it is a bit difficult. It is reviewed here by Bonnie Kime Scott http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/awsr/new_site/awbr_archive/149/scott.html who said she would use it in introductory women's studies. As is typical in these sorts of anthologies, the middle, more narrative, texts about specific places and experiences are more accessible than the theoretical introduction. Were I to use it, I would select specific chapters and help the students understand the introduction with lectures and close reading.
Students do like Vandana Shiva's work which tends to be more readable at introductory levels. They often report it as transformative of their thinking.
Good luck with your course!
Kathy Russell
- Dr. Kathryn Russell
Visiting Scholar, Program on Ethics and Public Life
Sage School of Philosophy
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY USA 14853
Professor of Philosophy
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY USA 13045
607-753-2014
From: Lindsay Thompson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 2:03 PM
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Subject: Re: Nature, Environment, Sustainability
Also try Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce.
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On Nov 10, 2012, at 12:10, "NOELLE MCAFEE" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
FEASTers,
In the spring I'm teaching an entry level philosophy course on nature, environment, and sustainability. I'm planning on using Peter Singer's One World and Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. I'd love other suggestions! Thanks.
Noelle
Noëlle McAfee
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