I am a writer and activist; and besides the book Ecofeminism as Politics, have contributed many chapters, articles, and lectures to the emerging fields of -
political ideologies,
critical theory,
social movements,
political ecology,
environmental ethics,
environmental sociology,
ecological economics,
eco-socialism,
social ecology,
ecofeminism, and
green politics (see Google Scholar)
This ongoing project addresses globalisation and the commons; science and sustainability policy; and classic philosophical debates on agency and contradiction; production and reproduction. It maps an 'embodied materialism' and draws the diverse altermondiale movements together under the integrating concept of 'meta-industrial labour'.
The perspective grew out of my reading of critical sociology and hands-on experience of care-giving, anti-nuclear struggles, water catchment politics, and biodiversity conservation.
The analysis has benefited from many academic opportunities, including time spent as Visiting Scholar in Environmental Conservation Education at New York University; as Visiting Professor at the Institute for Women's Studies in Manila; and as Associate Professor in Social Ecology at the University of Western Sydney.
An embodied materialist perspective also informs my editorial work with - Capitalism Nature Socialism - which journal is now an important source of ecofeminist writing
