ABSTRACT
Ecofeminism can never only be an academic discourse. Its roots are in lived experiences, and harsh ones at that-in struggles for survival, and care, for both human and nonhuman. This chapter suggests that academic writing, and specifically literary theory can be a form of activism, and ought to be if it is ecofeminist. The chapter highlights the ethic of care that several of the authors find important in their ecofeminist criticism. The chapter suggests that, as Karen Warren claimed, caring relationships can be modelled on traditionallyt—hough not essentially—female interactions and roles. The chapter draws important connections that so many pieces in this collection point to, either implicitly or explicitly. In Canada there have been numerous water crises within First Nations communities. In the United States, a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, beginning in 2014, saw city water contaminated with bacteria, lead, and disinfectants.
