College of Business Administration

Seminar in Environmental Management

Written Assignment 1

1) Compare and contrast Sonya's reasoning as outlined in the film Mindwalk: A film for passionate thinkers to Chapter 2 of Business and the Environment ('Shaping the Post-Modern Economy: Can Business Play a Creative Part?' by James Robertson).

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2) We have learned that

Ecological feminism, or ecofeminism for short, is a relatively new way of thinking about nature, politics, and spirituality. In a nutshell, ecofeminists believe that the domination of women is directly connected to the environmental rape and pillage of our planet. From this core tenet a philosophy has flowered based on the interconnected web of life.

One of the 'marks' of a mature student is the ability to learn from all points of view--even those with which the student disagrees. Therefore, your charge is to identify the positive business applications of taking an ecofeminist philosophy seriously.

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