Posthuman pedagogy: experiential education for an era of mutualism DOI Creative Commons
Kellen Copeland, Shaozeng Zhang, Bastian Thomsen

et al.

Environmental Education Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(10), P. 1443 - 1459

Published: June 26, 2023

Wildlife-human relations in the United States are predominantly influenced by Euro-American sociocultural dynamics and (neo)colonial legacies. Humans dominate nonhuman animals through violence, suffering, death. Wildlife management as a practice is becoming increasingly criticized. Disagreement emerges from epistemological ontological foundations remains contentious theory practice. Environmental education reinforces subjugation of nonhumans particular individuals that governed human decision-making, power assemblages. However, public values have shifted to mutualism orientation where practices challenged shifting moral standards society value intrinsic rights, welfare, agency individual beings. We present two related case studies showcase posthuman pedagogy illustrate how ‘real-world’ field experiences can shape students’ ontologies cosmologies. This work draws first author’s fieldwork on salmon-sea lion-human Columbia River Basin Pacific Northwest US. includes over 120 semi-structured interviews, deployments Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) model, participant observation, archival data. focus four specific moments captured student reflection. Posthuman allows educators scholars rest with material dictate lives participants provides pragmatic openings for more-than-human worlds.

Language: Английский

Zooarchaeology of Managed, Captive, Tame, and Domestic Birds: Shifts in Human–Avian Relationships DOI Creative Commons
Lisa Yeomans

Journal of Archaeological Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

In this paper, I review archaeological evidence for shifting human-avian interactions. Many species of birds, altering their behavior in response to anthropogenic niche construction, experienced an increased encounter rate with humans. Intensification relationship led management and domestication some taxa. An examination the methods zooarchaeologists employ study changing interaction illustrates limitations evidence. Art history, architecture, historical sources, based on modern distributions, DNA analysis fill gaps our knowledge. It is necessary develop novel investigate earlier history bird-human We also need consider other taxa behaviorally amenable domestication, as there was probably a diverse array past human-bird relationships that remain unknown. Archaeologically, between people birds fundamental understanding many symbolic economic practices central human societies. This highlights varied humans globally allowing cross-regional examination.

Language: Английский

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A more-than-human political ecology of Indonesian songbird trade DOI Creative Commons
Sicily Fiennes,

Novi Hardianto,

Silvi D Anaswari

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 19, 2025

Abstract Since its conception as a discipline, conservation has considered the ‘problem’ of wildlife trade. In focusing on outcomes, we almost wholly omit discussions welfare animals and plants, harms they endure. Here, develop political ecology approach that incorporates interconnectedness people with natural habitats (“more-than-human”) to study Indonesian bird trade, which is deeply culturally embedded, monetised speciose. Bringing together marketplace observations, 1-1 interviews experts, focus groups law enforcement, map out trade across three levels (actor, inter-actor market level) explore flows birds, interactions, power dynamics within this economy. We use method considers both human perspectives recognize birds active participants their own experiences Specifically, acknowledge previously obscured experienced by like feather plucking, dismemberment, sinus infection, overcrowding, suffocation death. Different forms harm occur in different parts supply chain depend actors whom are interacting. Loss freedom occurs at harvest physical/physiological during transit point However, lower for highly sought-after species, though difficult source well cared affluent collectors, but higher when demand high, supply-side factors lead broad harvesting consideration welfare. Our findings also indicate men classes engage various reasons, such socialisation, investment connecting Javan traditions. interdisciplinary highlight experience relating Five Domains model. Critical understanding endured issues surrounding class, gender culture Indonesia, other IWT contexts.

Language: Английский

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Problems with combining modelling and social science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries bycatch DOI Creative Commons
D. A. Villar, Edwin R. Gutiérrez Tito, Paola Velásquez‐Noriega

et al.

Diversity and Distributions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Abstract Aim Artisanal fisheries account for 40% of the world's catch, yet its environmental impacts remain poorly understood. This is especially case in developing countries. In this study, we sought to integrate Local Fisher's Knowledge with distribution modelling estimate annual bycatch Titicaca Grebe ( Rollandia microptera ), an endangered endemic bird from Lake whose main anthropogenic threat bycatch. Location Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia. Methods We conducted transect point counts fishing nets March–September 2022 interviews fishers across region. Using bathymetry, distance shore, a settlement, protected area, presence/absence aquaculture, wetland cover, constructed model using maximum entropy modelling. asking about frequency grebe short‐term monitoring at various sites while conducting points dead grebes. Results 3270 km 2 surface area used fishing, which amounts 39.40% lake's area. The under curve (AUC) was 0.89 True Skill Statistic 0.67, suggests can occurrence. results our suggested biologically implausible large number grebes caught as annually. cultural context interviews, including potential influences non‐response social‐desirability bias, being who often view nuisance species, might have caused over‐reporting hence led these figures. Main Conclusions It possible map models one species. However, obtaining accurate measures through more difficult, due factors affect accuracy fisher's responses. While hope that method provides low‐cost alternative monitoring, it not suitable replacement it.

Language: Английский

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Posthuman pedagogy: experiential education for an era of mutualism DOI Creative Commons
Kellen Copeland, Shaozeng Zhang, Bastian Thomsen

et al.

Environmental Education Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(10), P. 1443 - 1459

Published: June 26, 2023

Wildlife-human relations in the United States are predominantly influenced by Euro-American sociocultural dynamics and (neo)colonial legacies. Humans dominate nonhuman animals through violence, suffering, death. Wildlife management as a practice is becoming increasingly criticized. Disagreement emerges from epistemological ontological foundations remains contentious theory practice. Environmental education reinforces subjugation of nonhumans particular individuals that governed human decision-making, power assemblages. However, public values have shifted to mutualism orientation where practices challenged shifting moral standards society value intrinsic rights, welfare, agency individual beings. We present two related case studies showcase posthuman pedagogy illustrate how ‘real-world’ field experiences can shape students’ ontologies cosmologies. This work draws first author’s fieldwork on salmon-sea lion-human Columbia River Basin Pacific Northwest US. includes over 120 semi-structured interviews, deployments Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) model, participant observation, archival data. focus four specific moments captured student reflection. Posthuman allows educators scholars rest with material dictate lives participants provides pragmatic openings for more-than-human worlds.

Language: Английский

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2