Hello everyone,
here is another member of the ecofem list. I guess I feel inspired today
to add my name explicitely to those who have introduced themselves.
my name is Susi Moser, and I am doing my Ph.D. in geography (Clark Univ.,
Worcester, Massachusetts). I have come a long way to ecofeminism, even
if I do not do any research or public writing in this area. I got my
initial education in physical geography (with all the positivist baggage
that so often comes with it) at the University of Trier in Germany (by
the way, I am German), then by accident (?) had a chance to come to Clark
where I first learned of the feminist opportunities in Geography, and
somehow someone gave me pieces of "Reweaving the World" to read, and it
seemed like I had found a language which I liked to learn to speak....
Since then I have read on and off on feminism and the environment, and the
spiritual side of ecofeminism, and -- to respond to Roxanne's question --
I really enjoy that. Even though I have to admit, I cannot relate to every-
thing. But whether people "own" a certain spirituality or not, I have found
that for many people it is an important dimension, and too often one that I
am lacking in my life and work. I am glad therefore that other people before
me have laid the grounds for acceptance and tolerance of various "ecofeminisms".
for now, I am not doing any active feminist research; rather I am involved in
hazards research and the human dimensions of global environmental change work,
more specifically how to deal with the huge uncertainties that pervade these
fields. I wouldn't mind getting some feminist perspectives on this though.
So if there is anyone who has ideas of how a feminist would picture a resil-
ient, flexible, open society that can deal with surprises/unexpected events,
feel free to send me a message to my address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks, and I'm looking forward to hearing more on this list.
Susi "There is a river of birds in migration
A nation of women with wings."
