Embodied ways of knowing: women’s eco-activism

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dc.contributor.authorMortimore, Lisa Michelle
dc.contributor.supervisorClover, Darlene E.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-17T20:19:39Z
dc.date.available2013-06-17T20:19:39Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-06-17
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractTraditional knowledges and ways of living in harmony with the Earth and among species have been disregarded, discarded, and destroyed as industrialisation, capitalism, and globalisation have pervaded, all maintained in part by the Cartesian split which dissociates body from mind, heaven from Earth, nature from culture. These hegemonic layers of control have served to bind the fate of the Earth’s eco-systems, including human life, to the global capital economy which thrives on growth and development at any and all costs. This feminist, arts-informed inquiry brought an embodied lens to the stories of eco-activism and inquired as to the role of embodied ways of knowing and their role in eco-activism and the toll of activism upon women eco-activist bodies. This research inquiry interviewed thirteen women eco-activists, conducted four art-making focus groups, and used embodied reflexivity as part of the analysis process in order to find new understandings and knowledge to add to the limited literature on embodiment, embodied ways of knowing, and women’s eco-activism. Furthermore, this research sought to identify and articulate the ways in which activism practice can be more sustainable for activists and intended to add to the growing awareness body/mind connection and unity consciousness for activists, educators, and others working towards social change. The key findings of this research indicate that embodied knowledges counter fragmented ways of living, foster sustainable practices, and offer guidance and direction to live more harmoniously with, and on, the Earth and to practice activism. It also expands our understanding of women’s embodied ways of knowing and illuminates our understandings of how bodies can guide and show alternate ways of living, and practising activism, that are sustainable. This inquiry further added to the growing awareness of body/mind connection and unity consciousness with a focus on activists, educators, and others interested in finding ways to live with, rather than on, the Earth.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0329en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0453en_US
dc.description.proquestemaillisa@lisamortimore.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4653
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectembodimenten_US
dc.subjectactivismen_US
dc.subjectarts-based inquiryen_US
dc.subjectfeministen_US
dc.subjectembodied reflexivityen_US
dc.subjectunity consciousnessen_US
dc.subjecteco-activisten_US
dc.subjectmind/bodyen_US
dc.subjectdualismen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.titleEmbodied ways of knowing: women’s eco-activismen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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