The power of the Appalachian trail: Reimagining the nature narrative through Autohistoria-teoría

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dc.contributor.advisorKeating, AnaLouise, 1961-
dc.creatorWolsey, Pamela White
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-8466-8416
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-31T19:25:10Z
dc.date.created2020-05
dc.date.issued4/13/2020
dc.date.submitted20-May
dc.date.updated2020-07-31T19:25:11Z
dc.description.abstractThis study situates the Appalachian Trail (AT) as a powerful place connecting multiple communities with varying identities, abilities, and personalities, a place where we can consider our radical interconnectedness in a way that moves beyond wilderness ideology and settler colonialism through the construction of an inclusive narrative about experiences in nature. I engage in this work as a rejection of the oppressive ideologies that shape our wilderness narratives, and as a critical examination of the ways I perpetuate these ideologies through my actions as thru-hiker/scholar. The procedure for this study included the enactment of autohistoria-teoría, a method developed by Gloria E. Anzaldúa to process and theorize the divisions that mold our experiences. Out of this enactment developed (and continues) a deep understanding of how the spirit of nonhumans contributes to the language of place. Every place has a story to tell, one that includes the perspectives of all who have inhabited it, human and nonhuman. Like many stories, however, often, only one side is presented. The story of the AT is no exception. To enact decolonial transformation, I give you a magical account of my thru-hiker experience.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/12325
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAppalachian trail
dc.subjectAnzaldúa
dc.subjectWilderness
dc.subjectDecolonial
dc.titleThe power of the Appalachian trail: Reimagining the nature narrative through Autohistoria-teoría
dc.typeThesis
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local.embargo.lift5/1/2021
local.embargo.terms5/1/2021
thesis.degree.departmentMulticultural Women's and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineMulticultural Women's and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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