Glaciers, gender, and science: A feminist glaciology framework for global environmental change research. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carey, Mark; Jackson, M.; Antonello, Alessandro; Rushing, Jaclyn
• Is Part Of: Progress in human geography. Volume 40:Number 6(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 770
• Page End: 793
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: feminist glaciology -- feminist political ecology -- feminist postcolonial science studies -- folk glaciology -- glacier impacts -- glaciers and society; Human geography -- Periodicals; 304.2
• DOI: 10.1177/0309132515623368
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-1325

Abstract

Glaciers are key icons of climate change and global environmental change. However, the relationships among gender, science, and glaciers – particularly related to epistemological questions about the production of glaciological knowledge – remain understudied. This paper thus proposes a feminist glaciology framework with four key components: 1) knowledge producers; (2) gendered science and knowledge; (3) systems of scientific domination; and (4) alternative representations of glaciers. Merging feminist postcolonial science studies and feminist political ecology, the feminist glaciology framework generates robust analysis of gender, power, and epistemologies in dynamic social-ecological systems, thereby leading to more just and equitable science and human-ice interactions.