Whether Animals Pondering Animality in Lorna Crozier’s Poetry
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poezja kanadyjska, wizerunki zwierząt w poezji, animal studiesAbstract
Punktem wyjścia dla zaproponowanej tu analizy twórczości kanadyjskiej poetki Lorny Crozier jest dyskusja nad zmianami w postrzeganiu zwierząt, które zachodzą we współczesnej kulturze Zachodu. Granica między człowiekiem a zwierzęciem jest dzisiaj szczególnie płynna, czego dowodem są, między innymi, zmiany w zapisach prawnych regulujących status małp człekokształtnych. Tradycyjna dychotomia człowiek – zwierzę bądź kultura – natura wydaje się natomiast szczególnie interesująca w kontekście kanadyjskim, gdzie dzikość natury postrzegana była przede wszystkim jako zagrożenie, przed którym należy się bronić. Teoretycy „kanadyjskości” ustanawiali więc jednoznaczne granice między naturą a cywilizacją. Lorna Crozier – kanadyjska poetka prerii – postrzega jednak te granice nie jako linie rozłamu, ale jako miejsca spotkań człowieka i zwierzęcia, w których komunikacja między – lub ponad – gatunkowa staje się możliwa.
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