The Gastonia Novels and Ecofeminism: Rereading the Works of Fielding Burke Grace Lumpkin and Myra Page.

<p>This thesis examines Fielding Burke's <em>Call Home the Heart</em>, Grace Lumpkin's <em>To Make My Bread</em>, and Myra Page's <em>Gathering Storm</em> through the lens of ecofeminism, an interdisciplinary theory that contributes the necessary insight into the link between the abuse of power on personal, political, and economic levels that underlies the human oppression and environmental exploitation experienced by the novels' characters and communities. A resurrection of the Gastonia novels through the framework of ecofeminism will contribute to the scholarly discourse regarding this maturing theory as well as intensify the critical body of work concerning the Gastonia novels themselves.</p><p> This thesis, in conjunction with the works of instrumental Appalachian scholars, literary critics, and historians as well as major landmark texts in the field of ecofeminism such as Kathy Warren's <em>Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature</em> and Greta Gaard's <em>Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature</em>, purposes to advance the critical standing of the Gastonia novels.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Aubrey, Amanda Leigh

• Gastonia
• Appalachia
• Fielding Burke
• Grace Lumpkin
• Myra Page
• Ecofeminism
• Women's Studies
• Arts and Humanities
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1355

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2546