ES 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Vandana Shiva, Chipko Movement, Ecofeminism

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ES 301
• Professor: Anita Girvan

Document Summary

Chipko (tree-hugger) movement situate this as the women that were involved in it. Same worldview that treats environment as secondary treats women as a second sex. Women"s knowledge superior to genetically modified golden rice (women and biodiversity when this is secondary, cultural and linguistic diversity also decreases). Shift cultural values to partnership culture which values relational ways of knowing and spiritual practices . Think in terms of other concepts/readings and in terms of issues in political ecology today. Women were the seed savers, the daughters of corn. Patenting = i own commodity fiction of seeds. Positive and negatives: use peer review to reflect on your own work. If reviewer is not an expert on the topic, review will be shallow. Differences in length of draft and knowledge of reviewer. Look for too much description, not enough analysis (with concepts). Due nov 27 (paper copy) in class and a copy to review partner.