Ecofeminist theories highlight how the structures that create the climate crisis and social inequality are intertwined; therefore, research that wishes to properly unpack these systems must address them together. However, ecofeminist theory can often remain abstract or theoretical when we think of applying it to research practice. By breaking down ecofeminism to highlight the tools it can provide to rethink our research on both the human and non-human, this module provides concrete examples of research dilemmas and how they may be overcome with ecofeminist principles.

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Understanding ecofeminist principles

We will begin with an interactive book on ecofeminist principles. Click through four of the ecofeminist principles for research to learn more about their background! Fill in the blanks to complete the paragraphs.

Understanding Ecofeminist Principles

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Refect: Ecofeminist Research Dilemmas

Next, click through the various ecofeminist research dilemmas and choose how you would respond to them. There is no right or wrong answer per se, you can also go through this multiple times to see different outcomes. This is just to get you thinking about various research dilemmas and the principles discussed above!

Ecofeminist Research Dilemmas

Remarks

Now you have a brief interaction to feminist research processes! Whilst these four principles are by no means all encompassing, we hope they have provided entry points for being more reflective and transformative within research ethics.

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