Two perspectives on the material and discursive construction of British Columbian forests

• Published in: TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies
• Other Authors: Yard, Jaime (yardj) (Author), (Author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Toronto Press 2009
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; haida
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/dc%3A42425; https://doi.org/10.3138/topia.21.85; https://utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/topia.21.85

This paper considers how forests as hybrid natural-cultural “things” enter public debates in the province of British Columbia through the juxtaposition of two examples: first, the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber dispute, and second, the felling of a single tree in Haida Gwaii as depicted in John Vaillan...