Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ecofeminism II
Course Code: KAD612
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine the reflections of ecofeminist theory in literature, cinema, media, and cultural production. Throughout the course, students will analyze how themes such as nature, gender, environmental crisis, human-animal relationships, indigenous peoples, body politics, capitalism, globalization, and ecological justice are represented in world literature and various media texts. In addition, students will develop the ability to interpret literary and visual texts through ecofeminist critical methods, evaluate the relationship between environment and gender from an interdisciplinary perspective, and gain critical awareness of contemporary environmental issues.

Course Content

This course explores the application of ecofeminist theory in the contexts of literature, cinema, and media studies. Throughout the course, students analyze the representations of themes such as environment, gender, ecological crisis, human-animal relationships, indigenous cultures, and environmental justice in literary and visual texts. Different forms of cultural production are examined through interdisciplinary approaches using ecofeminist critical methods.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to understand and critically explain ecofeminist principles in the context of literary and media texts.
2.Students will be able to compare and contrast different ecofeminist perspectives through an interdisciplinary and critical approach and develop their own interpretive frameworks based on cultural, literary, and media representations.
3.Students will be able to analyze representations of nature, non-human life, and ecological environments in literary and media texts.
4.Students will be able to critically evaluate ecological concepts in local and global contexts through issues such as land use, resource exploitation, and environmental justice as represented in literature, film, and media.
5.Students will be able to articulate and critically analyze environmental and feminist issues and their interrelations through theoretical and evidence-based interpretation of literary, visual, and media texts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gaard, Greta. Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature
2.Mies, Maria and Vandana Shiva Vandana. Ecofeminism
3.Warren, Karen J. Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature.
4.Warren, Karen J. Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters
5.Plumvood, Val. Feminism and the Mastery of Nature.
6.Griffin, Susan. Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
7.Moore, Niamh. The Changing Nature of Eco/Feminism: Telling Stories from Clayoquot Sound
8.Merchant, Carolyn. Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Ecofeminist Textual Analysis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Representations of Nature and Women: Readings in Poetry and Short Fiction
Week 3 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Novel from an Ecofeminist Perspective
Week 4 - Theoretical
Representations of Ecological Crisis and Gender in Cinema
Week 5 - Theoretical
An Ecofeminist Interpretation of Human–Animal Relations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ecological Anxiety in Documentary and Dystopian Cinema
Week 7 - Theoretical
Representations of Capitalism, Consumer Culture, and Environmental Destruction in the Media
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nature, Women, and Resistance in Indigenous Narratives
Week 9 - Theoretical
Climate Crisis and Ecological Trauma Narratives
Week 10 - Theoretical
Digital Media, Advertising, and Ecofeminist Discourse
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ecofeminist Approaches in Turkish and Western Literatures
Week 12 - Theoretical
Text, Film, and Media Analyses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contemporary Directions and the Future of Ecofeminist Criticism
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation and Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Seminar18513
Reading50210
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination16410
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
3
5
5
5
3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
5
3
3
5
4
5
OÇ-5
3
3
4
5
4
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026