GGRC24H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anti-Imperialism
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What gets to count as nature, for whom and when and how much it costs to produce nature at a particular moment in history for a particular group of people? (haraway). Nature and national identity in canada are defined by a relation to nature. Coupling nature and a nation is racialized and restrictive. A fundamental tension exists between nature as an entity external to humans and a recognition that understandings and experiences of nature are always socially mediated. Nature as external is distinct from humanity. Cultural practices related to the environment are always imbued with relations of power and geographies of inclusion and exclusion. Culture then must be seen as an intervention in social and political life. Relations to nature are defined by class, race", colonial settlement and indigeneity. To understand the social character of nature and the different approaches for understanding the relationship between nature and society.
