[Commlist] Call for Papers – Women and the Environment: Ecofeminism in Contemporary Literature (Investigaciones Feministas)

On behalf of the editorial team of /Investigaciones Feministas/ (Vol. 
16, No. 2, 2025), we would like to kindly request the publication of our 
Call for Papers on your platform.

The monograph is entitled /*Women and the Environment: Present-Day 
Ecofeminism and its Reflection in Contemporary Literary Works*/, and 
addresses the intersections between gender, technology, and ecology in 
current literature. The full text of the call, including thematic areas 
and submission guidelines, can be found in the following link: 
https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions 
<https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions>

Submission deadline: 3 November 2025
Publication date: December 2025

*The journal is open access and completely free of charge for both 
authors and readers, with no article processing charges (APCs) applied.*



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Call for Papers: /Investigaciones Feministas/ 2025. Vol. 16. Number 2. 
Women and the Environment; Present Day Ecofeminism and its Reflection in 
Contemporary Literary Works

The current climate crisis represents not only an environmental 
emergency but also a profound crisis of social and gender justice, 
hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 
According to the report /"Feminist Climate Justice: A Framework for 
Action"/ by UN Women, global climate change could lead to a scenario in 
which, by 2050, 158 million more women and girls will live in poverty, 
with an additional 236 million facing food insecurity (/Gender Snapshot 
2023/).

In this context, ecofeminism emerges as a crucial framework for 
understanding the intersections of patriarchal oppression, predatory 
capitalism, and ecological devastation (Mies & Shiva, 2014). Through the 
voices of Indigenous women, ecofeminist discourse challenges Western 
anthropocentrism and proposes sustainability models rooted in mutual 
respect between nature and humanity. These contributions offer 
alternative epistemologies grounded in ancestral knowledge and 
intergenerational transmission of insights on biodiversity, food 
sovereignty, and ecological resilience (Lugones, 2010; Thorp & Paredes, 
2010; Goeman, 2013; Whyte, 2014).

Contemporary literature serves as a platform to rethink the 
relationships between gender, the environment, and technology within 
society. Writers across geographies have created narratives interweaving 
feminist and ecological struggles, crafting critical, utopian, and 
resistant storytelling (Gaard, 2010). These texts underscore the urgency 
of addressing the climate crisis through an intersectional lens, 
considering the multifaceted ways in which gender, race, class, and 
other identities intersect with environmental degradation (Kaijser & 
Kronsell, 2013).

Ecofeminist literature is enriched by the knowledge and worldviews of 
Indigenous women and communities in the Global South, historically 
recognized as guardians of ancestral ecological knowledge and defenders 
of their territories (Shiva, 2016). Works from authors like Ntozake 
Shange, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker document narratives of 
resistance and connections between the body, nature, and culture, 
revealing the ecofeminist dimensions of urban environments, 
sustainability, and green gentrification (Rall et al., 2019).

Ecofeminist narratives also critically examine the role of technology in 
perpetuating or subverting inequalities. The advent of generative 
artificial intelligence, with its high energy consumption and tendency 
to reproduce stereotypes and gender bias (Smith & Rustagi, 2021; Locke & 
Hodgdon, 2024), illustrates the intrinsic link between the exploitation 
of nature and the oppression of women. These technologies can exacerbate 
the climate crisis and gender inequalities by excluding women from 
equitable development and access (Perez, 2019). This aligns with 
ecofeminist critiques that identify patriarchal and capitalist systems 
as inherently tied to both environmental destruction and gender-based 
oppression (Mies & Shiva, 2014).

At the same time, generative AI holds promise for personalized education 
and the empowerment of women and girls by offering tools for equitable 
participation in technology (UNESCO, 2020). It also expands the creative 
and imaginative possibilities for writers and artists, enabling the 
production of subversive and emancipatory narratives (Dobrin & Morey, 2019).

Parallelly, literary narratives address themes of the female body and 
climate change implications, such as natural disasters, access to water, 
and reproductive health. These narratives emphasize the disproportionate 
ecological injustices affecting women (Di Chiro, 2010; Glazebrook et 
al., 2020). Utopian and dystopian literature further contributes to this 
discourse by envisioning post-patriarchal worlds and sustainable 
development models that challenge dominant paradigms (Gearhart, 1979; Le 
Guin, 1985).

The intersection of ecofeminism and digital culture finds expression 
through multimedia narratives. Works combining visual arts, cinema, and 
video games provide new tools to raise awareness of the climate 
emergency and foster an inclusive, intersectional ecofeminist activism 
(Nakamura, 2008).

This call for papers invites scholars to explore these intersections 
from an interdisciplinary perspective, bridging gender studies, critical 
ecology, and comparative literature. The aim is to analyze how 
contemporary literature reflects, interrogates, and reimagines the 
relationships between gender, technology, and the environment, opening 
spaces for critique, resistance, and social transformation.

*Key Themes*

The thematic lines are as follows but are not limited to:

Las contribuciones girarán en torno a las siguientes líneas temáticas, 
pero se pueden proponer otras similares:

●*Intersectional Ecofeminism and Voices from the Global South:*Analysis 
of how ecofeminism articulates the connections between gender, class, 
racialisation, and ecology, with particular emphasis on the experiences 
and knowledge of women and communities from the Global South and their 
protagonism in environmental and climate movements.

●*Indigenous Ecofeminism and Decolonial Narratives:*Studies on the 
leadership of Indigenous women in the defence of territories, ancestral 
knowledge, and reflections on decoloniality, spiritualities, and 
resistance in the face of extractivism and colonialism.

●*Bodies and Ecology: Gender, Health, and Sustainability:*Research into 
the intersections between feminised bodies, health, reproduction, access 
to natural resources (water, food, energy), and environmental justice 
issues, including aspects of biopolitics and vulnerabilities arising 
from climate change.

●*Technology, Ecology, and Gender: Feminist Utopias and 
Dystopias:*Approaches to the representation of links between gender, 
nature, and technology in contemporary literature and science fiction, 
examining possible futures and responses to ecological crises from 
feminist and ecofeminist perspectives.

●*Emerging Technologies, Bioethics, and Digital Ecofeminism:*Studies on 
the impacts of artificial intelligence, Big Data, and digitalisation in 
the construction of ecological and gender inequalities, as well as the 
emancipatory potential of technology for women and gender non-conforming 
people, data ethics, and ecofeminist cyber-activism.

●*Ecofeminist Multimedia Narrative:*Analysis of works combining 
literature, visual arts, film, video games, and digital culture to raise 
awareness of the climate emergency and promote networks of 
intersectional ecofeminist activism.

●*Ecoactivism and Literature: Stories of Resistance and 
Transformation:*Examination of autobiographies, poetry, narrative and 
other literary genres that document the struggles, successes, and 
challenges of ecofeminism, as well as women’s capacity to re-signify the 
environment and promote social change.

●*Ecofeminism in Urban Contexts: Gender and Sustainability in the 
City:*Studies on the challenges and forms of resistance of women in 
urban spaces, addressing topics such as green gentrification, mobility, 
public policies, and activism for environmental justice in cities.

●*Spiritual Cosmologies and Ecofeminism: Spiritual Practices and 
Indigenous Environmental Knowledge:*Reflection on spirituality and the 
role of women in the transmission of ecological values and practices, 
highlighting Indigenous and African-descendant cosmologies and 
alternative eco-spiritual practices.

●*Public Policy and Feminist Climate Justice:*Critical analysis of 
international, national, and local policies concerning climate change, 
environmental justice, and gender (including the Feminist Climate 
Justice framework of UN Women), and the role of women in environmental 
and climate governance.

●*Utopian and Dystopian Fictions: Post-Patriarchal Imaginings and 
Sustainability:*Research into speculative literature, utopias, and 
dystopias that imagine more sustainable, equitable, and 
de-patriarchalised societies.

●*Other Topics Related to Ecofeminism in Contemporary 
Literature:*Proposals are also welcome which align with the general 
theme, exploring new epistemologies and modes of relating women, nature, 
technology, and society in contemporary literature and the arts.

*Issue coordinated by: *Dra. Giovanna Di Rosario (Politecnico di Milano, 
Italia) y Dra. Maya Zalbidea Paniagua (Universidad Complutense de 
Madrid, España).

*Call for papers*

All texts must be original and submitted through the platform 
(submissions by email will not be accepted), strictly following the 
journal’s guidelines 
(https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions 
<https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions>) and the 
article template (Annex I: 
https://revistas.ucm.es/Documentos/INF/Plantilla-articulos.docx 
<https://revistas.ucm.es/Documentos/INF/Plantilla-articulos.docx>).

Papers may be submitted in English or Spanish. They cannot have been 
previously published, nor can they be in the process of evaluation in 
other journals.

It is preferable that they are the result of funded competitive 
research, with a team of clear international vision and work. This 
journal does not accept essays, chronicles, sketches or similar.

All articles will be subject to double-blind review.

Please note that apart from the Monograph texts, the Miscellaneous 
section is always open, all year round, with articles in all issues of 
the journal.

*Dates and deadlines*

Submission of original articles: until 3 November 2025.

Review of original articles: according to receipt and before 15 November 
2025.

Publication: December 2025.

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