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Publication Date: 2018
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An Ecofeminist Account of Cyberbullying: Implications for Environmental and Social Justice Scholar-Educator-Activists
Lloro-Bidart, Teresa
Journal of Environmental Education, v49 n4 p276-285 2018
According to the American Association of University Professors and the "Chronicle of Higher Education," instances of targeted faculty harassment are rising. I therefore begin this article by discussing how I ended up on the receiving end of a sweeping harassment campaign because of my critical scholarship on environmental and social issues. I then employ an intersectional ecofeminist lens to analyze articles written about me as well as the ensuing reader comments. Next, I explore how academic institutions, professional associations, academic publishers, and personal relationships can support, at the local and the "cyber" level, academics who are most vulnerable to these kinds of retaliation in the deeply vitriolic sociopolitical contexts of cyberspace. I conclude by teasing out the implications of this incident for critical researchers in environmental education and beyond.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Bullying, Social Justice, Feminism, Environmental Influences, Social Problems, Environmental Education, Advocacy, Activism, Animals, Professional Associations, College Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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