Intimacy, Otherness, and Alienation: The Intertwining of Nature and Consciousness

Puhakka, Kaisa

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“…The category of intimacy emerged under the condition that nature was sacred and with spiritual value (Kamitsis & Francis, 2013; Martin, 2004; Trigwell et al, 2014) as can been seen in some Indigenous cultures (Salmón, 2000). This aligns with Puhakka (2014, p. 12) who described intimacy as ‘ that mysterious, delightful, at times dreadful interweaving of two that are of one essence ’ and which elicits the awe emotion (Yang et al, 2018). Included in this concept is that humans are part of an intricate system and that there is a sense of oneness and emotional closeness with nature, with embodied experience that recognises the sentience in animals, plants, landscapes and air (Herbert, 2014).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Disconnection from nature at its most extreme could be called alienation or isolation (Martin, 2004) characterised by extreme dissociation (Swim et al, 2009), chronic distraction, sensory shutdown and objectification of self and others (Puhakka, 2014). This degree of disconnection was reflected in anthropocentric ways of objectifying nature, spending most of the time indoors and forming complex relationships with man-made objects (Herbert, 2014).…”

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Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus

Marais-Potgieter

Thatcher

2021

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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The field of ecopsychology focuses on the affective relationship between individuals and nature that is based on the premise that what individuals love and care for, they will protect. There is however a methodological gap within the field of ecopsychology that relates to the qualitative exploration of the human-nature nexus. Elicitation techniques are a popular method used for exploring subconscious processes or to engage participants in a subject that might seem abstract such as affect towards nature. Currently, there exists no methodological guideline on how to develop a picture elicitation technique to explore the human-nature nexus and there is no technique to assist with this exploration. This article describes the methodology used to develop the Nature Nexus Elicitation Technique to enable the tacit exploration of the affective relationship that individuals have with nature. Six phases of the elicitation technique development are explained. The phases included a Systematic Literature Review, parallel study conducted online ( N = 43), emergent category validation, technique visual development, feasibility testing ( N = 5), and technique use ( N = 44). The results show the technique development processes as well as the output which is a range of cards that cover human-nature expressions that include intimacy, empathy, engagement, ambivalence, apathy, and alienation.

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Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus

Marais-Potgieter

Thatcher

2021

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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“…Here, the sense of kinship with nature and caretaking are, in fact, strictly interlinked: since indigenous peoples perceive their land as being a sustaining mother, what spontaneously arises out of this sense of deep intimacy is a care and concern for the land resembling the same they have for their families (e.g. Puhakka, 2014).…”

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“…neither moral ideals nor rational arguments or scientific evidence have the power to persuade one to care for the other but there remains a fateful gap between how individuals, corporations, and governments may think they “should” act and how they, in fact, act with respect to nature. (Puhakka, 2014: 11)…”

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A deeper meaning of sustainability: Insights from indigenous knowledge

Mazzocchi

2020

The Anthropocene Review

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This article argues that different cultures and their respective knowledge systems should partake to the sustainability debate. The focus is on insights that indigenous knowledge may provide, analyzing the principles which oversee indigenous relationship with nature, like reciprocity and caretaking. These principles move from a profound sense of unity and interconnectedness and put emphasis on the importance of giving back to nature. They offer an alternative perspective on sustainability that challenges the Western view. Such a view is still focused on maintaining the possibility of exploitation and embedded in a sense of separation from nature. The article discusses the need of creating a laboratory for sustainability, that is, a genuinely pluralist space in which multiple cultural expertise can interact and mutually enrich, yet maintaining their distinction and integrity. The main motivation of such an endevor should be to redefine the notion of sustainability in a more refined and thoughtful way: this is something vital for present and future generations.

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“…Certains auteurs et autrices, comme Berryman (2003), parlent même d'écoontogenèse pour mettre l'accent sur la place fondamentale que joue la nature dans le développement, avec des bénéfices pour le développement global des enfants et leur bien-être de plus en plus documentés dans la littérature (Adams & Savahl, 2017 ;Hartig, Mitchell, de Vries & Frumkin, 2014 ;Whitten et al, 2018). De fait, il y aurait entre l'homme et le monde naturel un lien organique et intime (Puhakka, 2014).…”

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Comprendre les composantes de l’écocitoyenneté chez les enfants et les jeunes : une réflexion théorique

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Intimacy, Otherness, and Alienation: The Intertwining of Nature and Consciousness

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus

Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus

A deeper meaning of sustainability: Insights from indigenous knowledge

Comprendre les composantes de l’écocitoyenneté chez les enfants et les jeunes : une réflexion théorique

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