The Ecology of Exclusion: Ecofeminism, Gender Essentialism and Epistemological Violence in Easterine Kire’s <i>When the River Sleeps</i> (2014)

Ecofeminism is inconsistent, intellectually regressive, and it lacks rigour. Ecofeminism is the fluffy face of feminism. Challengers of this view of ecofeminism insist that ecofeminism is scientifi...

Authors

Mallika Bala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7175-9514)
Madhumita Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-9058)

Institutions

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IN)

Publication Details

Journal: Women s Studies
Published: 2026-07-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2026.2704875
Primary Topic: Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Type: article
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The Ecology of Exclusion: Ecofeminism, Gender Essentialism and Epistemological Violence in Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps (2014)

Mallika Bala, Madhumita Roy

Jul 27, 2026

Women s Studies

Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature

article

The Ecology of Exclusion: Ecofeminism, Gender Essentialism and Epistemological Violence in Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps (2014)

Mallika Bala, Madhumita Roy

July 27, 2026article en

Abstract

Women s Studies

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IN)

Reduced inequalities

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Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature

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The Ecology of Exclusion: Ecofeminism, Gender Essentialism and Epistemological Violence in Easterine Kire’s <i>When the River Sleeps</i> (2014) — Mallika Bala, Madhumita Roy · Women s Studies (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS