Thank you to all who responded privately or in the list to the request
for introductory texts on ecofeminism. Two persons have sent quite
comprehensive bibliographies, one of them has been already posted
to the list. The bibliographies are quite long and I hope nobody is
angry that I clutter their mailboxes. I have combined the bibliographies
and added the books recommeded by others.
Especially mentioned were the following books/texts (all also listed in
the bibliography):
Ecofeminism: Women, Animals and Nature. Greta Gaard (ed.), 1993.
Ecological Feminism. Secial Issue of Hypatia (Spring Issue), 1991
Joni Seager: Earth Follies: Coming to Feminist Terms with the
Environmental Crises. 1992
Maria Mies, Vandana Shiva: Ecofeminism. 1993
Healing the Wounds: The Promise of Ecofeminism. Judith Plant (ed.)
1989
Reveawing the World. The Emergence of Ecofeminism. Irene Diamond,
Gloria Feman Orenstein (eds.), 1990
Ecological Feminism. Karen Warren, Barbara Wells-Howe (eds.), 1994
Peter List (ed.): title unknown (from a not ecofeminist perspectives)
It will take some time till I am through some of these books. And then
there is still more:
The basic bibliography was compiled by Amanda Swarr
([EMAIL PROTECTED]), indicated by *.
# have been suggested by Shawn Boeser
([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
& by Michelle Covi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
% by Gretchen Hughes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
$ by Patti Clayton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
? by Michel Suzanne ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and
by Leah Glatz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Ecofeminist Books:
*Adams, Carol J. Neither Man Nor Beast: Feminism and the Defense
of Animals. New York: Continuum Press, 1994.
*---. The Sexual Politics of Meat. New York: Continuum Press, 1992.
*---, ed. Ecofeminism and the Sacred. New York: Continuum Press,
1993.
*#Biehl, Janet. Finding Our Way: Rethinking Ecofeminist Politics.
Boston, MA: South End Press, 1991.
*Bigwood, Carol. Earth Muse: Feminism, Nature, and Art.
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1993.
*Birke, Lynda. Women, Feminism, and Biology: The Feminist
Challenge. Brighton: Harvestor Press, 1986.
*Bookchin, Murray. The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and
Dissolution of Hierarchy. Pao Alto, CA: Cheshire Books, 1982.
#Braidotti, Rosi et al.: Women, The Environment and Sustainable
Development: Towards a Theoretical Synthesis (London: Zed Books).
1993
*Brown, Wilmette. Roots: Black Ghetto Ecology. London: Housewives
in Dialogue, 1986.
*Budapest, Zsuzsanna Emese. The Goddess in the Office: A Personal
Energy Guide for the Spiritual Warrior at Work. San Francisco, CA:
Harper Books, 1993.
*Caldecott, Leonie, and Stephanie Leland, eds. Reclaim the Earth:
Women Speak Out for Life on Earth. London: Women's Press, 1983.
*Caputi, Jane. Gossips, Gorgons and Crones: The Fates of the Earth.
Santa Fe, NM: Bear and Company Publishers, 1993.
*Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Boston, MA: Hougton-Mifflin, 1970.
*Chase, Steve, ed. Defending the Earth: A Dialogue Between Murray
Bookchin and Dave Foreman. Boston, MA: South End Press, 1991.
*Collard, Andree, and Joyce Contrucci. Rape of the Wild: Man's
Violence Against Animals and the Earth. Bloomington, IN: Indiana
University Press, 1989.
*Daly, Mary. Gyn/Ecology. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1978.
*Diamond, Irene. Fertile Ground: Women, Earth, and the Limits of
Control. Boston: Beacon Press, 1994.
*#&Diamond, Irene, and Gloria Feman Orenstein, eds. Reweaving the
World: The Emergence of Ecofeminism. San Francisco: Sierra Club
Books, 1990.
*Dunbar, Dirk. The Balance of Nature's Polarities in New Paradigm
Theory. New York: P. Lang, 1994.
#Eisler, Riane. The Chalice & The Blade: Our History, Our Future. San
Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987
*Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1993.
*Fuss, Diane. Essentially Speaking: Feminism, Nature, and Difference.
New York: Routledge, 1989.
*#Gaard, Greta, ed. Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, and Nature.
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1993.
#Gaard, Greta. Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens.
Philadelphia: Temple University. Forthcoming 1997.
*Gray, Elizabeth Dodson. Patriarchy as a Conceptual Trap. Wellesley,
MA: Tountable Press, 1982.
*Johnson, Elizabeth. Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit. NY:
#Kelly, Petra. Non-Violence Speaking to Power. Honolulu: University
of Hawai'i Press, 1992
#Kelly, Petra. Fighting for Hope. Boston: South End Press, 1985
*King, Ynestra. What is Ecofeminism? New York: Ecofeminist
Resources, 1990.
*Krall, Florence R. Ecotone: Wayfaring on the Margins. Albany, NY:
State University of New York Press, 1994.
#List, Peter.
*Marie-Daly, Bernice. Ecofeminism: Sacred Matter/Sacred Mother.
Chambersburg, PA: ANIMA Books, 1991.
*Mellor, Mary. Breaking the Boundaries: Towards a Feminist Green
Socialism. London: Virago, 1992.
*Merchant, Carolyn. The Death of Nature. New York: Harper and
Row, 1980.
*#---. Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender and Science in New
England. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1981/1989.
*#---. Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World. New York:
Routledge, 1992.
*#%Mies, Maria, and Vandana Shiva. Ecofeminism. Halifax, Nova
Scotia: Fernwood Press, 1993 (or London : Zed Books, 1993).
*Murphy, Raymond. Rationality and Nature: A Sociological Inquiry into
a Changing Relationship. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994.
*Norwood, Vera. Made from this Earth: American Women and Nature.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1993.
*#&Plant, Judith, ed. Healing the Wounds: The Promise of
Ecofeminism. Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers, 1989.
*Plant, Christopher, and Judith Plant. Turtle Talk: Voices for a
Sustainable Future. Santa Cruz, CA: New Society Publishers, 1990.
*Plaskow, Judith, and Carol P. Christ, eds. Weaving the Visions: New
Patterns in Feminist Spirituality. San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row
Press, 1989.
*#Plumwood, Val. Feminism and the Mastery of Nature. London:
Routledge, 1993.
*Primavesi, Anne. From Apocalypse to Genesis: Ecology, Feminism,
and Christianity. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, Press, 1991.
*Rae, Eleanor. Women, the Earth, the Divine. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis
Books, 1994.
*Reed, Thomas Vernon. Fifteen Jugglers, Five Believers: Literary
Politics and the Poetics for American Social Movements. Berkeley, CA:
University of California Press, 1992.
*Rodda, Annabel. Women and the Environment. Zed Books Limited,
1991.
*Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Ecofeminisms: Symbolic and Social
Connections Between the Oppression of Women and the Domination
of Nature. Charlotte, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991.
*---. Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing. San
Francisco, CA: Harper Press, 1992.
*---. New Woman, New Earth. Seabury Press, 1975.
*Saunders, Jill. Non-Human Nature and Feminism: Towards a Green
Feminist Theory. Worchester, England: Worchester College of Higher
Education, 1991.
#?Seager, Joni. Earth Follies: Coming to Feminist Terms With the
Environmental Crises. Routledge, 1992.
*#Shiva, Vandana. Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development.
London: Zed Books Limited, 1988.
*Tucker, Mary Evelyn and John Grim, eds. Worldviews and Ecology.
Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 1993.
*Van Gough, Anna. Promise Me Love: A Preview of a Brighter
Tomorrow. Grand Junction, CO: Lucy Mary Books, 1993.
*#$Warren, Karen, ed. with the assistance of Barbara Wells-Howe.
Ecological Feminism. London: Routledge, 1994.
*---, ed. Ecological Feminism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
Bloomingon, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994.
*Women and the Environment. North York, Ontario: York University
Press, 1993.
*Zimmerman, Michael E. Contesting Earth's Future: Radical Ecology
and Postmodernity. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994.
Ecofeminist articles, films, cassettes:
*Achtemeier, Elizabeth Rice. A New Age of Reason. Sound Cassette.
Chatuagua Institution.
*Adams, Carol. Anima, Animus, Animal. Ms. May/June 1991: 62-3.
*---. Developing Courses that Integrate Animal Rights and Feminism.
APS Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy 90 (Fall 1991): 135-43.
*---. Down to Earth: Finding Spirituality in Everyday Acts. Ms. 4 no 6
(May/June 1994): 20-22.
*$---. Ecofeminism and the Eating of Animals. Hypatia 6.1 (Spring 1991):
125.
*Adams World. Videocassette. National Film Board of Canada.
*Alaimo, Stacey. Cyborg and Ecofeminist Interventions: Challenges for
and Environmental Feminism. Feminist Studies 20 no 1 (Spring 1994):
133-153.
*Bertell, Rosalie. Charting a New Environmental Course. Women and
Environments 13 (Winter/Spring 1991): 6-9.
*Biehl, Janet, and Val Plumwood. Gendered Rationality, letters to the
editor. The Ecologist 22, no 5 (Sept./Oct. 1992): 255-6.
*Biehl, Janet. What is Social Ecofeminism? Green Perspectives no 11
(October 1988): 3.
*Brown, Margaret. Ecofeminism: An Idea Whose Time has Come. Utne
Reader April 1988).
*Brown, Wilmette. Roots: Black Ghetto Ecology. In Leonie Caldecott
and Stephanie Leland, eds. Reclaim the Earth: Women Speak Out for
Life on Earth. London: The Women's Press, 1983, pp. 73-85.
*Cantor, Aviva. The Club, the Yoke, and the Leash: What we can Learn
from the Way a Culture Treats its Animals. Ms. (August 1983): 27-9.
*Cheney, Jim. Eco-feminism and Deep Ecology. Environmental Ethics
9 (Summer 1987): 117-34.
*Cuomo, Christine J. Unravelling the Problems in Ecofeminism.
Environmental Ethics 14.4 (Winter 1992): 351-64.
*Curtin, Deane. Dogen, Deep Ecology, and the Ecological Self.
Environmental Ethics 16 no 2 (Summer 1994): 195-214.
*$Ecological Feminism. Special issue of Hypatia 6.1 (Spring 1991).
*Fox, Warwick. The Deep Ecology-Ecofeminism Debate and its
Parallels. Environmental Ethics 9 (Summer 1987): 159-79.
*Full Circle. Videocassette. Women and Spirituality Series. Santa
Monica, CA: Direct Cinema Ltd., 1993.
*Green, Karen. Freud, Wollstonecraft, and Ecofeminism: A Defense of
Liberal Feminism. Environmental Ethics 16, no 2 (Summer 1994):
117-135.
*Holler, Linda. Thinking with the Weight of the Earth: Feminist
Contributions to an Epistemology of Concreteness. Hypatia 5 (1990,1):
1-23.
*Jaskoski, Helen., Ecofeminism, Nuclearism, and O'Brien's The Nuclear
Age. In The Nightmare Considered: Critical Essays on Nuclear War
Literature. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University
Popular Press, 1991.
*Kelly, Petra. Beyond the Greens. Ms. 2 no 3 (Nov./Dec. 1991): 70-2.
*---. Indigenous Love. Earth Island Journal 8 no. 1 (Winter 1993): 33.
*Kheel, Marti. The Liberation of Nature: A Circular Affair.
Environmental Ethics 7 no.2 (Summer 1985): 135-50.
*King, Ynestra. The Ecofeminist Imperitive. In Leonie Caldecott and
Stephanie Leland, eds. Reclaim the Earth: Women Speak Out for Life
on Earth. London: The Women's Press, 1983, pp. 9-14.
*---. When Nature Meets Nurture. Ms. 4 no 1 (August 1993): 41-4.
*McNutt, Kristen. Watch Out for Ecofeminism. Nutrition Today 27, no. 1
(Febrauary 1992): 40-3.
*Merchant, Carolyn, and Janet Biehl. Perspectives on Ecofeminism.
Environmental Action 24, no. 2 (Summer 1992): 18-9.
*Mills, Patricia Jagentowitcz. Feminism and Ecology: The Domination
of Nature. Hypatia 6 (1991, 1): 162-78.
*$Murphy, Patrick D. Ground, Pivot, Motion: Ecofeminist Theory,
Dialogics, and Literary Practice. Hypatia 6.1 (Spring 1991), pp. 146-60.
*Plumwood, Val. Beyond the Dualistic Assumptions of Women, Men,
and Nature. The Ecologist 22.1 (January 1992): 8-13.
*Rabillard, Sheila. ?Fen and the Production of a Feminist Ecotheater.
Theater
*$Roach, Catherine. Loving Your Mother: On the Woman-Nature
Relationship. Hypatia 6 (1991,1): 46-59.
*Ross, Andrew. Wet, Dark, and Low, Eco-man Evolves from
Eco-woman. Boundary 2 19 no 2 (Summer 1992): 205-33.
*Salleh, Ariel. The Ecofeminism/Deep Ecology Debate: A Reply to
Patriarchal Reason. Environmental Ethics 15.4 (Fall 1993): 225-44.
*---. Class, Race, and Gender Discourse in the Ecofeminism/Deep
Ecology Debate. Environmental Ethics 14.3 (Fall 1992): 195-216.
*Sandilands, Katie. Ecofeminism and its Discontents: Notes Toward a
Politics of Diversity. The Trumpter 8:2 (Spring 1991), 90-6.
*Seager, Joni. A Not So Natural Disaster: How MIlitary-Think Gave
Rise to the Great Flood of 1993. Ms. 4 no 3 (Nov.Dec. 1993): 26-8.
*$Sessions, Robert. Deep Ecology versus Ecofeminism: Healthy
Differences or Incompatible Philosophies? Hypatia 6.1 (Spring 1991),
90.
*Stearney, Lynn M. Feminism, Ecofeminism, and the Maternal
Archetype: Motherhood as a Feminine Universal. Communcation
Quarterly 42, no 2 (Spring 1994): 145-59.
*Vance, Linda. Remapping the Terrain: Books on Ecofeminism.
CHOICE 30 no 10 (June 1993): 1585-1594.
*Warren, Karen J. Feminism and Ecology: Making Connections.
Environmental Ethics 9.1 (1987), pp. 3-20.
*---. The Power and Promise of Ecological Feminism. Environmental
Ethics 12 (Summer 1990): 125-46.
*Williams, Christopher. The History of Utopias and Dystopias and Their
Portrayal of Women and Nature. Unpublished paper for EN 397A.
Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University. Spring, 1994.
*Zimmerman, Michael. Feminism, Deep Ecology, and Environmental
Ethics. Environmental Ethics 9 (Spring 1987): 21-44.
Non-Ecofeminist Sources:
*Humm, Maggie. The Dictionary of Feminist Theory. Columbus, OH:
Ohio State University Press, 1990.
*Klarer, Mario. Re-membering Men Dis-membered in Sally Miller
Gerahart's Ecofeminist Uptopia "The Wanderground." Extrapolation
32 no 4 (Winter 1991): 319-21.
*Kramarae, Cheris, and Paula A. Treichler. A Feminist Dictionary.
London: Pandora Press, 1985.
*Morrison, Toni. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary
Imagination. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.
*Ostricker, Alicia Suskin. Stealing the Language: The Emergence of
Women=D5s Poetry in America. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1986.
*Smith, Barbara. Toward a Black Feminist Criticism. In The New
Feminist Criticism: Essays on Women, Literature, and Theory. Ed.
Elaine Showalter. NY: Pantheon, 1985. Pp. 168-85.
Petra Mayerhofer
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 7 07:32:52 MDT 1995
Fri, 7 Apr 95 14:31:31 GMT+1
From: "ALISTAIR MCCULLOCH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: The Robert Gordon University
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:31:25 GMT
Subject: Re: That Overpopulation Bugaboo
Recently China (which has a population problem in anyones language) has
become more capitalist. One of the scary issues for the environment as I
see it is the new market for cars. China had no cars. Now overseas car
manufacturers have found an untouched market. The figures went something
like this: even if only 5% of China's population could afford a car that
would be another one million cars on the road. And thats just the start of
what capitalism can do for China.
Respectfully
Kylie
What's really scarey is that there are more cars (so I have been
told) in Los Angeles than there are in India.
Alistair McCulloch
School of Public Administration and Law
The Robert Gordon University
352 King Street
Aberdeen
Scotland Tel: 01224 262909
UK AB9 2TQ Fax: 01222 262929
'Why does a student go to school of policy?
It cannot be because (s)he thinks everything
is wonderful just the way it is: if so, (s)he
would go to a school of business.'
A. Wildavsky, 'Speaking Truth to Power: The
Art and Craft of Policy Analysis' (1987).
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 7 09:03:29 MDT 1995
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 10:59:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Susanne Bounds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Michel Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Forwarded message
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wed, 5 Apr 1995, Michel Suzanne wrote:
> well i thought i would like to get into this discussion on how younger
> women respond to gender equity. to locate myself in this "generation"
> thing i am 33, and therefore older. when i first started my phd program
> in geography, i have to admit i was frustrated by the younger women's
> optimism about careers and seeming ignorance to sexual harassment. but
> then i looked back when i was 23, and i had that same optimism as a
> liberated young woman of the eighties. i sincerely believed that if i
> worked hard enough and was good enough the sky was the limit career
> wise. after 8 years in the work force as a woman officer in the
> military, my opinions really changed ---- it seemed in most situations
> that certain male coworkers were threatened by the presence of a woman in
> their work place and i experienced many forms of exclusions from the good
> ol boys club, to include a few incidences of sexual harassment. i also
> experienced some preferential treatment by older men who saw me as their
> daughter -- and they wanted to protect me from the grind of being a woman
> in a masculine environment, and some sincerely felt that women needed
> special treatment to break that glass ceiling. as a woman officer i was
> somehwat successful, but i got sick of the comments that i earned a
> promotion or medal because i was a "quota" or i had nice legs.
>
>
> when i transitioned to academic life two years ago -- i really thought
> that finally here is a place where i can work hard and advance, and
> openly discuss feminism. yet again i was overly optimistic -- geography
> is primarily a male dominated field in our dept there are only two women
> professors out of a staff of around thirty, and that is the norm.
> presently there are many female grad students, but for some reason the
> transition from grad student to tenured professor is a rarity for women
> in geography. i also encountered many young women profs who sincerely
> believed that sexism doesn't exist in academia -- just work hard enough
> and you will make -- and these women well, i don't want to offend anyone,
> but they acted like men. i mean it was not cool for them to express any
> traits culturally associated with femininity (no emotions, no sexuality,
> work only etc., no need for a women's support group). as far as the
> young students i have encountered many women who are as optimistic as i
> was in my twenties, and also some incredibly knowledgeable women about
> feminism --- and i cannot believe how together and mature they are for
> there age -- and i have learned so much from them too.
>
>
> to end this -- i think from my experience that college life is still
> somewhat "sheltered" concerning gender equity issues. i in no way was
> prepared to deal with the gender inequalities of my military career from
> my college education -- and i wish i was. i felt so alone at times
> dealing with it in the military. but i also want to say that in academia
> gender inequality is pervasive -- it is just more covert and subtle than
> in many working arenas outside academia.
I have decided that if to succeed in a "man's world" I have to act
"like a man" (i.e., all of those steroetypical attributes that men most
often feel like they have to live up to -- perhaps a better way to phrase
it would be to act patriarchically, since I've been coming to the
conclusion that men are victimized in the "system" also), then I simply
will not succeed, in partriarchal terms anyway.
Sexism has become more subtle, because we have stripped away the
top layers and are getting to the bare bones, underlying structure of
patriarchy -- the basic dichotomies that we've chosen to live our lives
under, for what reason I have no idea. I continue to wonder what would
happen if we chose to look at the world as a continuum rather than a
hierarchy, a dichotomy? I feel that is what feminism is evolving into
(but I may be wrong -- it may be only what my feminism is evolving into):
a shift from the hierarchical competitive world view of "there are only so
many resources and not enough to go around" and "survival of the fittest"
to "there's plenty for all and no need to hoard" and "survival of all" --
a more gentle, nurturing, emotional, caring system. Rather than
obliterating the "feminine", giving it a place and giving it honor.
And, yes, academia is most certainly sexist, and there are battle
lines drawn, and people are resisting the paradigm shift, but I feel the
shift is there and unstoppable at this point -- the "hundredth monkey"
(if you're familar with that "New Age" parable of one island of monkeys
peeling a banana a certain way changing that way of peeling, then the
energy from that change, once the hundredth monkey changed, started to
expand and monkeys on other islands changed their way of peeling too) has
started peeling differently, and it'll take a while, but everybody will
start peeling differently eventually. Patience is also a "female"
attribute that no one likes, unfortunately.
Maybe I'm a hopeless idealistic romantic, but if I weren't, it
would sure be a lot harder existence. In my freshman
composition classes we are talking about quality of life and have read an
excerpt from a speech by harvey milk, and he said, "I strongly feel the
important thing is not that we cannot live on hope alone, but that life
is not worth living without it." And I'm encouraged by my students'
response to his ideas, and I hope that if I keep opening enough student
eyes to the possible and to examine their lives and make conscious rather
than unconscious choices, that I'll keep the energy of the monkeys going
and it will expand. But I also know that in academia I could pay a price
for dealing in ideas and not just spelling and punctuation, but I'll pay
that price if necessary, because it's important. To me and to the
survival of our species and all other species. If people continue their
blind materialism and buy into media images, our environment is doomed
and so are we, obviously. And I feel it's my mission to somehow work
against that, in whatever ways I can, but most especially by being true
to the Power of Mother Earth within me.
I've gone on enough -- it is refreshing to talk about these things. I
feel so isolated a lot of the time too! I'll be interested to hear from
you again, Michel, and anyone else, of course.
aspen
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Boer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ecofem List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Seminars Afloat 1995
I subscribed to this list about two weeks ago. I was looking for
information that would help me understand the issues that might arise in
the union of ecological and feminist concerns. My expectations have not
been disappointed! Thank you all for contributing.
I'm going to go out a limb now and forward a "non-profit" announcement to
the list. Appended below is the 1995 catalog for Seminars Afloat,
sponsored by Resource Institute. The folks at RI are friends of mine (--
one of board members is my partner). After reading the ecofem postings
during the last two weeks, I am not sure whether the RI program is
ecofeminist or deep ecology... I'm not sure it matters too much. I am
confident though, that if you can participate in any of these seminars,
your life will be touched in ways you would never have anticipated.
[X] Michael Boer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Seminars Afloat 1995
Resource Institute
2319 N. 45th, #139
Seattle, WA 98103-6953
For further information, call Resource Institute at
(206) 784-6762.
RESOURCE INSTITUTE
Resource Institute is a nonprofit, educational organization
that produces arts and science programs reflecting the
connection between nature, the individual and the community.
Our programs take place aboard a vessel on the Pacific
Northwest Coast, at land-based events and through community
service projects.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Thomas Coleman, Tom McKey, Roger McManus,
Paige Tyley, Anne Walton
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Kerry Beebe
THE PLACES
The San Juan Archipelago lies approximately 60 miles north
of Seattle and includes more than 170 islands, many of which
are wildlife refuges. The San Juans provide an interesting
and varied cruising ground. Among the islands' marine
attractions are several pods of resident orca whales.
Although sightings cannot be guaranteed, we have been
fortunate to encounter these remarkable animals on many of
our trips. The San Juan seminars leave from La Conner and
travel through the waters around Jones, Stuart, Patos, Matia
and Sucia islands.
Southeast Alaska is truly majestic; its spectacular fjords,
mountains and forests, abundant flora and fauna, and wide
stretches of open water remain unmatched in grandeur.
Everything that happens in Alaska happens big. North of 57
degrees, we move among icebergs the size of condominiums. At
Pack Creek, grizzlies stand nine feet tall in the sea grass.
Tidewater glaciers calve whole cities of ice, throwing up a
swell and a rumble that make you feel as though you're at
the beginning of time. Breaching whales, sea lions, eagles,
puffins, herons, loons and deer _ they are all members of
this extraordinary wilderness community.
THE SEMINARS
Our itinerary is flexible. Afternoons are spent in quiet,
often secluded anchorages where there is ample opportunity
to row ashore and explore. Evenings may include a barbecue
or fire on the beach, a slide presentation, storytelling, or
informal discussion on the topic of the seminar. The
schedule is designed to change with the needs of the people
aboard and to encourage a balanced experience of focused
group time and individual free time. Resource Institute
seminars are filled with adventure, education, excellent
food, camaraderie and spectacular scenery.
THE BOATS
Three classic boats serve as vessels for the 1995 Seminars
Afloat season. Each boat is unique, offering its own special
charms. All boats have dinghies and some have kayaks
available for off-boat excursions.
We will be using the Princeton Hall for our Southeast Alaska
trips. Like our previous vessel, Crusader, the Princeton
Hall is 65' long. She was built in Sitka in 1941, sturdy
enough to withstand the Alaskan winters, and is comfortable
inside with a warm salon and accommodations for eight
passengers.
Resource Institute has joined with the Port Townsend-based
organization Sound Experience for a special trip in the San
Juan Islands aboard the 101' sailing vessel Adventuress
(pictured on page 10). The Adventuress is a beautiful two-
masted schooner built in 1913. She sleeps 23 passengers on
comfortable bunks in two large rooms. The spacious deck is a
great place to participate in hoisting the sails, meeting
with a small group or finding a niche just for yourself.
The 65' Gallant Lady, built in 1940, is reminiscent of
yachts designed during the 1920's. This is a beautiful boat
built of polished teak and mahogany. She sleeps 10
passengers in five double staterooms and has a spacious
wheel house that invites passengers to take a turn at the
wheel. The Gallant Lady will carry us from La Conner into
the San Juan Islands and back.
All the vessels meet current Coast Guard Safety requirements
and are captained by licensed skippers familiar with the
waters of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The crew and
cooks have years of experience with Seminars Afloat,
preparing legendary meals, and joining in the magical
discoveries that continue to renew us all.
GLACIER BAY: a land still emerging
June 17 - 23, 1995
Two hundred years ago Captain George Vancouver came upon the
entrance to Glacier Bay, but the entrance is as far as he
got. Glacier Bay did not exist, it was still frozen in the
ice.
This seminar helps us travel back to the time of the last
ice age, still fresh and present in Glacier Bay. Sixteen
glaciers snake down from the Wrangell-St. Elias mountains to
feed the waters of Glacier Bay. Most are receding, some
continue to advance; all are alive, calving, scraping and
reshaping the land. At the mouth of the bay we'll begin our
time travel in the present among thickly forested islands
rich in diverse plant and animal life. As we travel further
into the bay, we travel farther back in time. Vegetation
becomes more primitive with evergreen forest giving way to
alder, willow, lichen, and finally bare rock.
Southeast Alaska is one of three areas in the world where
tidewater glaciers occur and Glacier Bay is perhaps the best
example of the power of moving ice. A naturalist will help
us explore history in the making.
In addition, Glacier Bay offers unparalleled bird watching
and is an excellent place to spot such varied wildlife as
humpback whales, brown and black bears, Stellar's sea lions,
and seals.
$1830.00, Juneau orientation, 2 pm, June 17; Juneau
conclusion, 1 pm, June 23
IMAGES OF HUMANS & NATURE
with Natalie Fobes
June 25 - July 1, 1995
Southeast Alaska is a rich area for the amateur and
experienced photographer alike. Mist-shrouded mountains,
sunlit glaciers, and protected waterways wind through a
thousand forested islands. Wildlife bellows from nearby
rocks, blows off the bow and ambles along the shore.
Photographer Natalie Fobes is the perfect person to guide us
and our cameras through this wilderness: The relationship
between people and the environment is often the subject of
her own work. In this seminar we'll focus on humpback whales
in Frederick Sound, a major feeding ground for the gentle
giants.
Natalie will cover topics such as action/wildlife
photography, elements in a photo story and composition.
Evenings will include slide-illustrated lectures. Students
are encouraged to bring their own slides for discussion.
Natalie Fobes is best known for her coverage of the Exxon
Valdez oil spill for the National Geographic magazine. Her
work is part of a show about the spill presented at the
Burke Museum in Seattle through June 1995. Other major works
include her recently published Reaching Home: Pacific
Salmon, Pacific People, a ten-year docu-mentary project.
Natalie was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for the
salmon project and won the Scripps-Howard Meeman award for
an in-depth article she wrote and photographed about the
Pacific salmon. Her photographs appear in many books and
magazines including National Geographic, Audubon, U.S. News
and Newsweek. Natalie lives in Seattle.
$1830.00, Juneau orientation, 2 pm, June 25; Petersburg
conclusion, 1 pm, July 1
PASSAGES AND DISCOVERIES: exploring the history & culture of
the Tlingit people
with Barry Herem
July 3 - 9, 1995
Mammoth decaying house poles leaning in the forest and
clever faces carved into tidal rocks are often all that
remain of the rich summer camps once inhabited by the
Tlingit Indians of Southeast Alaska. Their traditions and
culture live on wherever tribal people still gather in
communities for potlatches. Tlingit artwork and design can
be seen in contemporary totem poles, museums and galleries.
This seminar will explore the rich history of the Tlingit
people. Northwest Coast artist Barry Herem will guide us
through an abandoned village, old summer camp sites, a totem
park and museums, from the old town of Wrangell to the
coastal city of Sitka. Evening slide-illustrated lectures
will cover art and culture of the Tlingit and their southern
neighbors, the Haida.
Barry Herem is a professional artist, writer, lecturer and
Northwest Coast adventurer specializing in the cultural
history and native art forms of Southeast Alaska, British
Columbia and Puget Sound. This is Barry's eighth season
teaching with Resource Institute.
$1830.00, Wrangell orientation, 2 pm, July 3; Sitka
conclusion, 1 pm, July 9
HUMPBACK WHALES
with Jan Straley
August 2 - 8, 1995
Every summer, hundreds of humpback whales gather to feed in
the rich marine waters of Frederick Sound. The ocean here is
protected by the mountains of Baranof and Admiralty islands
and the Coast Range that forms a close, spectacular ring of
snow-capped peaks.
Departing from the picturesque town of Juneau, we'll travel
through Stevens Pass into Frederick Sound, where the
itinerary will be set by the whales. This seminar focuses on
collecting data that will contribute to our long-term
understanding of humpback whales in Southeast Alaska. Jan
will cover topics such as migration patterns, historical
whaling practices, present and past population estimates,
feeding ecology, behavior and the roles humpback whales play
in the oceanic ecology.
We'll also be on the lookout for orca and minke whales,
harbor seals, sea lions, Dall's porpoises and Pacific white-
sided dolphins.
Jan Straley is a marine biologist who has spent the last
fifteen years conducting research in Southeast Alaska. She
has worked as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest
Service and as an instructor at the University of Alaska in
Sitka. This is Jan's fifth year guiding whale research with
Resource Institute.
$1830.00, Juneau orientation, 2 pm, August 2; Petersburg
conclusion, 1 pm, August 8
BAREFOOT IN THE ISLANDS:
an exploration of Alexander's Archipelago
August 10 - 16, 1995
Alaska's Panhandle is made up of a thousand low islands
stretching in the shadow of the coastal mountains which rise
to fifteen thousand feet. The Inside Passage is protected
from the ocean by this chain of islands. Some large, others
small, all are explorable.
Beginning in Petersburg, a Norwegian fishing town, we'll
travel through Frederick Sound where hundreds of humpback
whales come to feed each summer. We'll stop to take hikes in
towering old-growth forests and witness tidewater glaciers
calving huge pieces of ice into the sea.
We'll end our explorations in Juneau. Set at the base of the
Coast Range, it is still a small community by lower 48
standards. Narrow, winding streets hold the town's mining
history, an array of Alaskan art and lead to incredible
hikes into the mountains and out to the impressive
Mendenhall glacier. This trip is a great way to explore the
best of Alaskan wilderness as well as its friendly
communities.
$1650.00, Petersburg orientation, 2 pm, August 10; Juneau
conclusion, 1 pm, August 16
WRITING THE LANGUAGE OF SEAS & SHORES
with Pattiann Rogers & Robert Michael Pyle
August 18 - 21, 1995
Then the sea
And heaven rolled as one and from the two
Came fresh transfigurings of freshest blue.
Wallace Stevens
Sea Surface Full of Clouds
Where words and paper meet, as where water meets the land,
there exists a constantly changing landscape. Kim Stafford
writes about securing this special territory by establishing
a "rooted companionship with home ground." In writing, we
find the means to describe the shores and shoals of our
experience.
Pattiann Rogers and Robert Michael Pyle bring broad
backgrounds in natural studies and writing to this seminar.
Pattiann is a poet who will focus our writing efforts on
making best use of language to describe the natural world.
Bob will concentrate his attention on basic writing skills
that bring freshness, rhythm and precision to our writing.
We will separate into two writing groups for instruction,
writing, reading and response to our writings. Sessions with
the two leaders will alternate so that ample time is
available with each of them.
This seminar is a very special opportunity to enjoy sailing
on the nationally known Adventuress. This 101' vessel is the
flagship of the Port Townsend-based Sound Experience, a co-
sponsor of this trip. The seminar schedule will be
coordinated with sailing time to make best use of this
wonderful boat.
Robert Michael Pyle holds a Ph.D. in ecology and
environmental studies from Yale University. He founded the
Xerxes Society, a nationally known conservation society. He
is the author of eight books including The Thunder Tree and
Wintergreen (winner of the 1986 John Burroughs Medal for
distinguished nature writing). His new book, Writing With
Bigfoot: Across the Dark Divide, will be published in July.
Bob lives in Gray's River, Washington.
Pattiann Rogers has published six books of poetry including
The Tattooed Lady in the Garden, Geocentric, and her latest,
Firekeeper, a collection of new and selected poems chosen as
one of the best books of 1994 by Publishers Weekly. She has
received numerous awards for her writing, including
Guggenheim and Lannan Fellow-ships. Pattiann lives in
Colorado.
$760.00, Friday Harbor orientation, noon, August 18;
Friday Harbor conclusion, 3 pm, August 21
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and rustling sail
And bends the gallant mast.
Allan Cunningham
A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea
DIVERSITY & THE WEB OF LIFE
with Elliott Norse
September 15 - 17, 1995
The San Juan Islands are a unique and fascinating biological
area. In the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains and
surrounded by a moat of rich marine waters, each island
operates as its own ecological universe. Aboard the Gallant
Lady, Dr. Elliott Norse will take us through the biological
webs of flora and fauna both above and below the water.
We'll look more closely at the inhabitants of these waters,
including the microscopic marine plants and animals that
form the base of the marine food chain. Discussions will
also cover larger marine organisms, the local marine
environment and our roles in understanding and protecting
the diversity of this unique environment.
We are fortunate to have Elliott Norse as a guide through
these waters. He is the chief scientist at the Center for
Marine Conservation in Washington, D.C., and affiliate
professor at the Institute for Environmental Studies at the
University of Washington. Elliott is a marine and forest
conservation biologist. His books include Conserving
Biological Diversity in Our National Forests, Ancient
Forests of the Pacific Northwest, and Global Marine
Biological Diversity. The Puget Sound area is Elliott's
home.
$655.00, La Conner orientation, 2 pm, September 15; La
Conner conclusion, 1 pm, September 17
THE EROTIC REACH:
using language to caress nature
with Tess Gallagher
September 22 - 24, 1995
This workshop in the San Juans aboard the Gallant Lady will
help writers uncover connections between the language we use
and the natural mysteries of wind, water and wildlife. The
emphasis of this seminar is on developing writing skills
beyond simple journalistic or narrative styles.
Shipboard writing and readings will concentrate on lyrical
writing as a vehicle for transporting us to the erotic in
nature and for bringing the erotic elements of nature to us.
Tess Gallagher brings a collection of resources to this
seminar that break estab-lished boundaries and provide a
springboard for discussion and writing.
Tess Gallagher's recent publications include Moon Crossing
Bridge, for which she received the Washington Governor's
Award in 1993, and Portable Kisses. She served as
advisor/consultant for Robert Altman's film "Short Cuts,"
based on the work of Raymond Carver. Tess lives in Port
Angeles, Washington. This is Tess' third year teach-ing with
Resource Institute.
$675.00, La Conner orientation, 2 pm, September 22; La
Conner conclusion, 1 pm, September 24
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
with Tom Boyden
September 29 - October 1, 1995
Fall is an enchanting time for nature photography in the San
Juan Islands. Taking advantage of Indian summer weather and
a quieter off-peak season, we will have the opportunity from
the Gallant Lady to concentrate on nature photography
including action shots of marine mammals, scenes of rocky
coastal headlands, close-ups of fall colors and time-lapse
photography. Evening slide-illustrated lectures will cover
topics such as action/wildlife photography, light
compensation and techniques for close-up images.
Tom Boyden is a biologist-turned-nature-photographer. A
longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, his images can
be found on the pages of many nature mag-azines, books and
calendars. He has traveled and photographed extensively in
the tropics and in the Northwest. Tom lives in Seattle where
he teaches a series of popular workshops on nature
photography. This is Tom's third year teaching with Resource
Institute.
$655.00, La Conner orientation, 2 pm, September 29; La
Conner conclusion, 1 pm, October 1
Surrounded by water
The deep blues and greens
Of the ocean's depths.
The pale blue aura of the frozen ice,
Fallen from glaciers
Drifting to the sea.
The quiet expectancy and silence
of wonders awaiting discovery,
Exploration and contemplation.
An inner quiet, a deep peace
Of a mind watching
And flowing with nature.
NINA MASSEY
Air, water, clouds, the changing light -
orange moon sliding up the back of the sky -
meditations behind the wheel -
ghost body orcas rising beside the boat.
We are approaching Friday Harbor,
too soon, too soon.
BARBARA REISMAN
I came for the whales and left with ever so much more. Each
person, each adventure, each day, each night, has brightened
so many links in my daily life chain.
JUDY WEEKS
For further information, call Resource Institute at
(206) 784-6762.
