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> Hello there! I am currently looking at whether there is gender differences
> in the meaning/value and perception of wilderness experience(
> mountaineering, trekking, sailing etc) and otherwise adventuring and
> exploring 'raw' nature.
A place to start might be Steven Harper's article in Roszak's anthology
"Ecopsychology." Harper is a "wilderness therapist" who leads groups of
clients on therapeutic outings. He does note different ways men and women
respond to wilderness encnounters. The article is brief and not too analytical,
but, like I said, it could be a start.
--
Paul Wise
Dept. of English "Trout were the indicator species for
Michigan State U. a place and a life I was seeking."
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---David Quammen
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 11 10:46:53 1996
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:46:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Desiree Hellegers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: women adventurers
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: R. Furbanks' inquiry about the difference between men's and women's
experience of wilderness, a friend of mine taught Annapurna, A Woman's Place
in a course on nature writing. She contrasted the experiences of these
women mountaineers to parallel accounts of male mountaineers "conquering"
mountains. I hope this is useful.
D. Hellegers @helleger.vancouver.wsu.edu
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 11 12:45:04 1996
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:44:53 -0400
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Subject: Re: women adventurers
You wrote: A place to start might be Steven Harper's article in Roszak's
anthology
"Ecopsychology.
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I agree. Ecopsychology is a good book that might be a good place to start.
However, in Addition to the one article that was suggested, in the back of
the book is a rather extensive "suggested reading" list. Good luck.
Katie M. Ladd
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 11 12:48:30 1996
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:48:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kristen Clapper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: women adventurers
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In regards to R. Furbanks discussion on gender in wilderness:
When i first thought about this issue, I immedietly agreed that
men utilize wilderness for competition and domination. Immediately I
thought of the men who I have travelled with in wilderness settings who
were always looking for the rock to climb, the mountain to summit, the
slope to race to the top of. But then I felt that this judgement was too
easy. I have gone on adventures with men who could sit by a stream for
hours in silence, immerssed in the sensuality of the area. Or who
preferred not to sleep in a tent, so that they could feel the breeze and
hear the snaps of the night. These qualities, appeared to me, to be of
compassion and communion. I believe then, that these attitudes about
wilderness travel are dependent not on gender, but upon the ways that one
has been raised, or has discovered through their own search, to spend
their time in wilderness. But then again, are not these beliefs and
morals somewhat depedent on gender?
I also recommend the article already mentioned in the anthology
Ecopsychology. I can not think if anything else at the moment that
addresses this issue.
Kristen Clapper
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 11 13:41:09 1996
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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 15:28:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Toshihide Hamazaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: women adventurers
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I thought about this very different way. I am a male and love to go
wilderness and then start climing a rock or whatever. But, I've never
thought to do it for the sake of utilization or dominance. I just simply
wanted to get soemthing differnt view or something new that I have never
seen before. To me it has nothing to do with dominance or utilization.
In the mean time, I know people (both men and women) who go wilderness to
forage (berries, mashrooms, nuts, etc).
At the same time, I know many women who hates to go wilderness because they
hate bugs, snakes, spiders, or simply hate to get scrached and dirty, which
I consider the whole purpouse of going to wilderness and adventure....
Toshihide Hamazaki Phone: 706-542-1120
Institute of Ecology Fax: 706-542-3344
Athens, GA 30602 E-nail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
