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Cultivating care: Exploring the patchy Anthropocene in four community gardens in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
This thesis responds to the idea that storytelling and gardening are two practices that can be used to re-frame human action within the Anthropocene. Eight gardeners from four community gardens in Wellington City, Aotearoa New Zealand were interviewed. Alongside the interviewees, the author gardened at each of the community gardens from late autumn to early summer 2019. The interviews and field notes have been written up as creative non-fiction essays to form the majority of this thesis. Three major themes are explored through these essays; the patchy Anthropocene (a concept proposed by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing), the lively multispecies entanglements present at each of the community gardens, and the importance of care.
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2020-01-01Date of Award
2020-01-01Publisher
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonRights License
Author Retains CopyrightDegree Discipline
Science in SocietyDegree Grantor
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonDegree Level
MastersDegree Name
Master of ScienceANZSRC Type Of Activity code
970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human SocietyVictoria University of Wellington Item Type
Awarded Research Masters ThesisLanguage
en_NZVictoria University of Wellington School
Centre for Science in SocietyAdvisors
Beattie, James; Corballis, TimUsage metrics
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GardenAnthropoceneCommunitySchool: Centre for Science in Society169999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human SocietyDegree Discipline: Science in SocietyDegree Level: MastersDegree Name: Master of ScienceStudies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
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