Motif: Ecofeminism

Ecofeminism is a political and intellectual movement that combines feminism and environmentalism. It argues that the oppression of women and the degradation of the environment are interconnected and result from patriarchal and capitalist systems. Ecofeminism advocates for a shift in values towards care and cooperation to benefit both society and the environment.
Buckingham, Susan. “Ecofeminism.” In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed., edited by James D. Wright, 845-850. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.91020-1.

Ecofeminism is a political and intellectual movement that combines feminism and environmentalism. It argues that the oppression of women and the degradation of the environment are interconnected and result from patriarchal and capitalist systems. Ecofeminism advocates for a shift in values towards care and cooperation to benefit both society and the environment.
Buckingham, Susan. “Ecofeminism.” In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed., edited by James D. Wright, 845-850. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.91020-1.

“A Rickconvenient Mort” in Rick and Morty

The Netflix serial Rick and Morty is a comedy sci-fi animated show portraying a young teenage boy named Morty Smith and his nihilistic scientist grandfather Rick Sanchez whom travel through dystopian galaxies together. Every episode is a different story with dark humour intertwined. One of the most recently produced episodes called “A Rickconvenient Mort” features an ecological superhero named Planetina. Planetina forms an non-traditional eco hero, which shows the struggle of solving the Climate crisis. The character first poses as an ecofeminist symbol which is used as a business commodity to make profit. Later in the episode she is freed from her 'owners' and her archetype as Pure Hero fades. The struggle of solving big climate issues and at the same time act in an ethical way are pictured in the episode. She frames the broken system as the main issue.

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