The Seeds of Vandana Shiva (2021): A Credible Actor of Change

Year 2023, Volume: 24 Issue: 1, 77 - 96, 26.07.2023

Timija Futo Elnaz Elnaz Nasehi

Abstract

Dr. Vandana Shiva has a history of environmental activism and gained popularity in mainstream media specifically for Western audiences. She has established herself as an opposition against seed monopoly and a promoter of unity. This paper chooses The Seedsof Vandana Shiva(2021), a documentary about Vandana Shiva’s environmental activism from an ecofeminist perspective in order to introduce different concepts addressed by this film such as women empowerment, and reductionism. This article offers a discussion on the several persuasive strategies employed in this documentary film in order to promote change, appeal to emotions, and generate a sense of identification with the character and her cause.

Keywords

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, Eco-feminism, Documentary Film, Persuasive Strategies in Films, WomenEmpowerment, Environmental Activism

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