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Being prey: Dismantling the emplacement/displacement dualism

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posted on 2023-05-17, 19:57 authored by Kate BoothKate Booth
Emplacement and displacement can be presented as experiences that lie in direct opposition to each other. To experience emplacement is to be immersed within the rich nuances of a place; it is to embody some kind of authentic existence that sees the self and the place inhabited as deeply aligned. The experience of displacement is to feel oneself as so disconnected from the intricacies of a place as to assume that such intricacies are non-existent; the self is unable to find a home within a place as the place is experienced as devoid of meaning and significances. In this paper I challenge this dualistic account of emplacement and displacement using Val Plumwood’s observations pertaining to dualisms and dismantling dualisms. I explore Plumwoods account of ‘Being Prey’ as an example of how a non-dualistic understanding of ‘placement’ may emerge.

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Publication title

The Trumpeter journal of ecosophy

Volume

29

Pagination

1-14

ISSN

0832-6193

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

Athabasca University

Place of publication

Canada

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Copyright 2013 The Trumpeter

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