Greta Gaard
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1960 -
Occupation
Activist, Academic
Description
Ecofeminist writer, scholar, and activist. Her work has been one of the first to integrate queer theory, queer ecology, veganism and animal liberation in ecofeminist studies. She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where she teaches human-animal studies, environmental justice and LGBT literature. Academic research focuses on the realms of ecocriticism and ecocomposition. Cofounder of the Minnesota Green Party. Author of the books 'The Nature of Home' (2007) and 'Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature' (1993). Member of the now-inactive Feminists for Animal Rights.
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.uwrf.edu/FacultyStaff/5617517.cfm
- http://www.the-vegan-rainbow-project.org/single-post/2019/04/06/Greta-Gaard
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Greta_Gaard
