Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities
This study analyses the wolf (canis lupus) and human relations in Swedish landscapes. By addressing the change of ideas influencing land use and nature management during the time when the wolf was considered functionally extinct, two parallel realities appear that is shown to be something that the p...
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ftstockholmuniv:oai:DiVA.org:su-145100 2023-05-15T15:49:53+02:00 Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities Billebo, Sofia 2017 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-145100 eng eng Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-145100 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Wolves (canis lupus) human-animal geographies rural geography land use narratives anthropocentric eco-centric political ecology environmental philosophy rural-urban performativity Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap Human Geography Kulturgeografi Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2017 ftstockholmuniv 2023-02-23T21:35:30Z This study analyses the wolf (canis lupus) and human relations in Swedish landscapes. By addressing the change of ideas influencing land use and nature management during the time when the wolf was considered functionally extinct, two parallel realities appear that is shown to be something that the participants in this study relates and recognizes as their reality. These realities in turn can be understood against the background of environmental philosophy and the anthropocentric and eco-centric view of nature and the instrumental and intrinsic value that the nature may carry. Life story interview is used as a method to grasp these details in an individual’s perception of the wolf and nature. Since the wolf is considered to be as a division between rural and urban people, the study also analyses how people sharing the space with the wolf is referring to these dichotomies and how they identify with their surroundings. With contradictory, data a new way of conceptualize this is suggested: that urbanity and rurality is something that could be seen as performativity, something that you do rather than something that you are (Butler 2007). One might express identification with rural space but have an urban performativity i.e. working, living part-time, influenced by ideas represented in urban lifestyles. While the rural performativity is mirrored by living, working and sharing the ideas of how that landscape is used. Bachelor Thesis Canis lupus Stockholm University: Publications (DiVA) |
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This study analyses the wolf (canis lupus) and human relations in Swedish landscapes. By addressing the change of ideas influencing land use and nature management during the time when the wolf was considered functionally extinct, two parallel realities appear that is shown to be something that the participants in this study relates and recognizes as their reality. These realities in turn can be understood against the background of environmental philosophy and the anthropocentric and eco-centric view of nature and the instrumental and intrinsic value that the nature may carry. Life story interview is used as a method to grasp these details in an individual’s perception of the wolf and nature. Since the wolf is considered to be as a division between rural and urban people, the study also analyses how people sharing the space with the wolf is referring to these dichotomies and how they identify with their surroundings. With contradictory, data a new way of conceptualize this is suggested: that urbanity and rurality is something that could be seen as performativity, something that you do rather than something that you are (Butler 2007). One might express identification with rural space but have an urban performativity i.e. working, living part-time, influenced by ideas represented in urban lifestyles. While the rural performativity is mirrored by living, working and sharing the ideas of how that landscape is used. |
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Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities |
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Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities |
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Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities |
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Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities |
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Re-colonization of Wolves in Sweden – Conflicting Rural Realities |
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re-colonization of wolves in sweden – conflicting rural realities |
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Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen |
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2017 |
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Canis lupus |
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