Writing ourselves in Waikawa: Bitter (sweet) waters |
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Authors: | S. Cornforth S. Lang J. Wright |
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Affiliation: | 1. Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whare Wānanga o te ūpoko o te Ika a Māui, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand;2. Massey University, Te Kupenga o te Matauranga, Palmerston North, Private Bag 11 222, New Zealand;1. Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, SEB 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China;2. School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, King Edward 7th Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA, UK;3. School of International Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, SEB 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China;1. Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, China;2. Crossmodal Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, England;1. School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University Australia, Australia;2. Crossmodal Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | In this paper the authors, three migrant academics, involved in counselling education, use a process of collective biographical memory work (CBMW) to explore the influence of landscape in forming new identies in new lands. Our aim was to extend the investigation of subjectification, transgression and relationship to include the non-human, nature and landscape. Our transitions were made at various ages and stages from the United Kingdom to Aotearoa New Zealand and are caught up in the post-colonial struggle of how to be with Other. The project is based on the premise that people’s relationships with the places of their existence and the ecosystems that surround them matter, and that this is especially so for migrants. However, we note that the influence of place is often subsumed in sociocultural interpretations. In this paper we foreground the human–nature relationship through a collection of shared, embodied, memories of landscapes, in order to explore the influence of the non-human spaces in which we have lived on our re-subjectification. We offer this piece as an example of ‘transient convergence’ [Anderson, J., 2009. Transient convergence and relational sensibility: beyond the modern constitution of nature. Emotion, Space and Society 2, 120–127], reflecting our belief that our lives depend upon building a more respectful relationship with our planet. |
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