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Redefining Wilderness

Menard Elder, Malia LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Anthropocentrism as an ideology places humanity above nature and has long served as an excuse for its exploitation and destruction. Only by redefining nature and wilderness as intrinsic parts of ourselves and seeing other species as our extended family can we start to develop sustainable relationships with the more-than-human world. During my fieldwork in the intentional community of Auroville, I interviewed, lived, and worked amongst forest stewards in the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF); an ecosystem brought back to life in the past 55 years. This autoethnographic study analyzes how the forest stewards have formed deep symbiotic relationships with their surrounding ecosystems, by viewing nature as part of their community and an... (More)
Anthropocentrism as an ideology places humanity above nature and has long served as an excuse for its exploitation and destruction. Only by redefining nature and wilderness as intrinsic parts of ourselves and seeing other species as our extended family can we start to develop sustainable relationships with the more-than-human world. During my fieldwork in the intentional community of Auroville, I interviewed, lived, and worked amongst forest stewards in the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF); an ecosystem brought back to life in the past 55 years. This autoethnographic study analyzes how the forest stewards have formed deep symbiotic relationships with their surrounding ecosystems, by viewing nature as part of their community and an extension of themselves. Through the lens of kincentric ecology and environmental subjects, this study aims to redefine wilderness as a space where humanity and nature can strive as one. (Less)
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author
Menard Elder, Malia LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An autoethnography analyzing more-than-human relationships between forester of an intentional community and an ecologically restored forest
course
MESM02 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Auroville, kincentric ecology, TDEF, forester, more-than-human relationships, wilderness, sustainability science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2024:038
language
English
id
9157271
date added to LUP
2024-06-04 10:32:41
date last changed
2024-06-04 10:32:41
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  abstract     = {{Anthropocentrism as an ideology places humanity above nature and has long served as an excuse for its exploitation and destruction. Only by redefining nature and wilderness as intrinsic parts of ourselves and seeing other species as our extended family can we start to develop sustainable relationships with the more-than-human world. During my fieldwork in the intentional community of Auroville, I interviewed, lived, and worked amongst forest stewards in the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF); an ecosystem brought back to life in the past 55 years. This autoethnographic study analyzes how the forest stewards have formed deep symbiotic relationships with their surrounding ecosystems, by viewing nature as part of their community and an extension of themselves. Through the lens of kincentric ecology and environmental subjects, this study aims to redefine wilderness as a space where humanity and nature can strive as one.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Redefining Wilderness}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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