WOMEN AND NATURE IN CONTEMPORARY THAI NOVELS ECOFEMINIST APPROACH
Keywords:
Women, Nature, Contemporary Thai Novels, EcofeminismAbstract
The Objectives of this research article were to analyze the women - nature connections in literary works, based on ecofeminism approach and the influence of the theory on literary works to the five Thai literary works produced by the outstanding female writers during the years 2513 B.E. to present: Jintawee Wiwat (2513 – 2523 B.E.), Krisana Asoksin (2524 – 2534 B.E.), Kaew Kaw (2535 – 2545 B.E.), Ngarmpun Vejjajiva (2546 – 2556 B.E.), and Veeraporn Nitiprapha (2557B.E. to present). The study found that women in Thai literary works were connected to nature and could be analyzed by an ecofeminist conceptual framework of 1) historical connections 2) conceptual connections 3) empirical connections 4) symbolic connections 5) political connections 6) ethical connections 7) scientific connections, and 8) cross cultural connections. From women-nature connections in these literary works, the researcher categorized it into two groups: the individualist and sexuality: nature gender power relations. Thai literary works illustrated ecofeminist concept influencing the connection between sexism by men and the discrimination of nature. These were expressed through the dualism and anthropocentrism conceptual connections through interpretation of connotative meaning in patriarchy society.
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