Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)

The links between conflict, environment and gender issues are still little discussed in France. This article, by considering an environmental struggle in Brittany in and around 1968, shows the complex relationship between male representations based on the mastery of science and technology and a fema...

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Main Author: Vincent Porhel
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association Mnémosyne 2019-01-01
Series:Genre & Histoire
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/3757
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spelling doaj-c6e7d7afe42549feae92270d24cab8272021-09-02T07:48:23ZfraAssociation MnémosyneGenre & Histoire2102-58862019-01-0122Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)Vincent PorhelThe links between conflict, environment and gender issues are still little discussed in France. This article, by considering an environmental struggle in Brittany in and around 1968, shows the complex relationship between male representations based on the mastery of science and technology and a female will to oppose the implementation of projects perceived as a risk to the immediate environment. As such, the article challenges ecofeminism by highlighting the diversity of actions led by the women of Plogoff, which are not reducible to a feminist positioning. These actions, which resulted in a victory for the opponents of the project of nuclear power station in 1980, lead to an arrangement of memories which confuses the commitment of women, the environment and the defence of a regional identity.http://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/3757environmentconflictwomenregional identitynuclear power
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environment
conflict
women
regional identity
nuclear power
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title Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)
title_short Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)
title_full Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)
title_fullStr Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)
title_full_unstemmed Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980)
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description The links between conflict, environment and gender issues are still little discussed in France. This article, by considering an environmental struggle in Brittany in and around 1968, shows the complex relationship between male representations based on the mastery of science and technology and a female will to oppose the implementation of projects perceived as a risk to the immediate environment. As such, the article challenges ecofeminism by highlighting the diversity of actions led by the women of Plogoff, which are not reducible to a feminist positioning. These actions, which resulted in a victory for the opponents of the project of nuclear power station in 1980, lead to an arrangement of memories which confuses the commitment of women, the environment and the defence of a regional identity.
topic environment
conflict
women
regional identity
nuclear power
url http://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/3757
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