Ecofeminism - French sociologist Geneviève Pruvost in Copenhagen

Thursday, 12. March, at 3.30 pm, French sociologist Geneviève Pruvost will give a lecture titled “What does an ecofemnist household look like? Subsistence Feminism Versus Universality” at CaPe (Center for Applied Ecological Thinking).

Lecture in English - Introduction by Anne-Sofie Dichman, Political Science Researcher

The term “housewife” emerged alongside the rise of the capitalism and, consequently, ecological degradation. What does it mean to carry out domestic tasks in a era of the climate crisis. Why do we need to reinvent the term “housewife”? And why is the concept of “the universal” problematic for ecofeminism?

In this lecture, Geneviève Provost will explore the idea of an ecofeministic household and what form it might take.

This event is organized by the research network “Histories and Futures of French Travelling Concepts” in collaboration with CaPe.

Geneviève Pruvost, a recipient of the CNRS bronze medal, is a sociologist spezializing in work and gender at Centre d´étude des mouvements sociaux, EHESS) and is educated in permaculture. Her research is within the field of ecofeminism. She has published “Penser la violence des femmes” and “La Substistance au quotidien”, which the latter was rewarded l´Écrit Social Prize in 2025.

Anne-Sofie Dichman (Centre d´études des mouvements sociaux, EHESS) is a political theorist working in the cross field between theory feminism, ecological thought and ethnographic research. Her first book, Judith Butler: gender, democracy and climate - an introduction, got published in 2025.

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