Dr. Connie Russell’s Special Issue on Ecofeminisms and Education Released

Dr. Connie Russell (Professor, Faculty of Education) recently co-edited—with Annette Gough (RMIT University, Australia), Yi Chien Jade Ho (University of Victoria, Canada), Teresa Lloro (California State Polytechnic University, USA), Shirley Walters (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Hilary Whitehouse (James Cook University, Australia)—a Special Issue of the highly ranked journal, Gender and Education. The issue focuses on how ecofeminist thought has informed, or could inform, educational theory and practice.

Ecofeminism emerged 50 years ago as both an activist and scholarly movement interested in the relationship between gender and environment, with numerous branches sprouting from diverse contexts. The popularity of ecofeminist ideas has ebbed and flowed in academic and activist circles over the years. In the past decade, there has been a resurgence of interest in ecofeminism. The articles included in this Special Issue are grounded in different geographical and cultural contexts, theoretical and disciplinary traditions, and teaching and learning environments, and discuss a variety of ways ecofeminist ideas could be taken up in education.

The full issue is available here.