Ida Hiršenfelder, Ekofeminizem v romanih Ursule K. Le Guin [Ecofeminism in the Novels of Ursula K. Le Guin], Spol.si, Ljubljana, 18 February 2020
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin sets her novels in fictional worlds in which she depicts the intertwining of human and non-human beings within shared narratives. These worlds are imbued with explorations of alternative political systems, shaped by ecofeminist environmentalist impulses and her commitment to egalitarianism, pacifism, and mysticism. In her fiction, she illuminates various aspects of progress and envisions a way of life without rigid boundaries between entities in the world. Le Guin juxtaposes contrasting conceptions of progress: on the one hand, forms of progress grounded in categorical divisions, between human and non-human subjects, between living and non-living nature, which generate mythologies of utility, hierarchy, patriarchy, religion, and other violent systems; on the other hand, forms of physical and technological development aimed at the equitable distribution of knowledge and at recognising the value of all entities, so that all may equally benefit from benevolent effects of technologies and knowledge. Through her literary characters, Le Guin renders non-human modes of mental processes and searches for words to accurately express anarcho-feminist ethical positions characterised by holistic and pluralistic approaches.