The Role of Zoosemiotic Inquiry in Shared Environments: Interlinking Nature and Culture DOI Creative Commons
Nelly Mäekivi

Cultural Science Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 49 - 55

Published: Dec. 1, 2022

Abstract Environmental humanities study how human worldviews and culture affect the rest of nature our interactions with it. Zoosemiotics provides a unique perspective on human-alloanimal communication analyzes dynamics to address complexities competing goals in shared environments, recognizing that interpretations alloanimal behavior are often anthropocentric. Understanding agency subjective experiences helps create more respectful harmonious environments. By offering case-studies from zoological gardens species conservation we hope guide endeavors, environmental conflict resolution, sustainable relationships Anthropocene. In examining these also indicate cultural perceptions practices influence interspecies interactions, thus emphasizing interconnectedness ecology.

Language: Английский

Umwelt Collapse: The Loss of Umwelt-Ecosystem Integration DOI Creative Commons

Timo Maran

Biosemiotics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 479 - 487

Published: Oct. 31, 2023

Abstract Jakob von Uexküll’s umwelt theory opens new perspectives for understanding animal extinction. The is interpreted here as a sum of structural correspondences between an animal’s subjective experience, ecosystem, physiology, and behaviour. global environmental crisis disturbs these meaning-connections. From the perspective, we may describe extinction collapse: disintegration resulting from cumulative errors in semiotic processes that mediate organism ecosystem. loss umwelt-ecosystem integration “ecological memory,” which provides ecosystem with adaptive modelling self-design capacities. Making distinction core mediated umwelts, describing different types collapse, are suitable methods more detailed analysis. concept collapse enables reinterpretation extinction, internal breakdown. Such approach help us map scenarios lead to successful compensation strategies adapting change.

Language: Английский

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The Ecosemiotics of Human-Wolf Relations in a Northern Tourist Economy: A Case Study DOI
Andrew Mark Creighton

Biosemiotics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 627 - 646

Published: May 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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How Can Storytelling Help Restore Mires? Applying Place-lore Fieldwork Methodology in Ecological Restoration DOI

Lona Päll,

Piret Pungas-Kohv

Environmental Communication, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

As ecological restoration changes the landscape and influences various social actors, also needs to seek methodologies that integrate different kinds of knowledge create multi-voiced discussions. We show how studying local environment-related narratives, i.e. place-lore, can be adopted in activities. argue as place-lore expresses relationships between people environment such stories involve semiotic meanings from environment, they have a great potential motivate authentic diverse discussions restoration. an example, we focus on wetland discuss experience LIFE Mires Estonia (2015–2021) project where fieldwork was integrated with other Results indicated integrating study into activities facilitates collecting valuable data, addressing stakeholders' concerns, detecting possible conflicts, and, most importantly, empowers environmental relations benefit outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Ecological Semiotics DOI
Morten Tønnessen

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

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The virtual habits underlying the behavioural hallmarks of alloanimal episodic memory: a Peircean model DOI

Oscar Miyamoto

Cognitive Semiotics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 207 - 232

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Abstract Experimental studies of animal episodic memory test the behavioural expression a what-where-when ‘memory content’. This is to say, autobiographical in some species (mainly birds, rodents, and great apes) has been understood on basis how subject’s actions demonstrate their long-term awareness already enacted yet-to-be scenarios. However, such focus come at expense discussing interdependent role two equally important hallmarks: structure’ (mental representations), flexibility’ (adaptive choice-making). paper provides semiotic characterization those less discussed hallmarks, terms Peircean concept virtual habit or mental enactment non-present episodes. It argued that content’ (as object process semiosis) cannot be accounted for without understanding phenomenological experiential support structure representamen), teleological purposeful self-control flexibility interpretant). Based this, new cognitive model proposed, consisting interrelated modalities called Virtualiter, Habitualiter, Actualiter. Capitalizing multispecies evidence, possible applications directions are suggested.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Zoosemiotic Inquiry in Shared Environments: Interlinking Nature and Culture DOI Creative Commons
Nelly Mäekivi

Cultural Science Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 49 - 55

Published: Dec. 1, 2022

Abstract Environmental humanities study how human worldviews and culture affect the rest of nature our interactions with it. Zoosemiotics provides a unique perspective on human-alloanimal communication analyzes dynamics to address complexities competing goals in shared environments, recognizing that interpretations alloanimal behavior are often anthropocentric. Understanding agency subjective experiences helps create more respectful harmonious environments. By offering case-studies from zoological gardens species conservation we hope guide endeavors, environmental conflict resolution, sustainable relationships Anthropocene. In examining these also indicate cultural perceptions practices influence interspecies interactions, thus emphasizing interconnectedness ecology.

Language: Английский

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