Seascapes: Shaped by the sea

Humberstone, Barbara (2015) Seascapes: Shaped by the sea. Ashgate Publishing Company, Farnham, Surrey, England. ISBN 9781472424334

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Abstract

Despite the fact that the sea covers 70 per cent of the Earth's surface, and is integral to the workings of the world, it has been largely neglected or perceived as marginal in modern consciousness. This edited collection disrupts notions of the sea as 'other', as foreign and featureless, through specific, situated accounts which highlight the centrality of the sea for the individuals concerned. Bringing together academics who combine scholarly expertise with lived experiences on, in and with the sea, this book examines humans' relationships with the sea. Through the use of auto-ethnographic accounting, the contributors reflect on how the sea has shaped their sense of identity, belonging and connection. They examine what it is to be engaged with the sea, and narrate their lived, sentient, corporeal experiences. The sea is a cultural seascape just as it is physical reality. The sea shapes us and we, in turn attempt to shape 'it' as we construct various versions of it that reflect or ongoing and mutable relationship with it. The use of embodied accounts as a way of conveying lived experiences, and the integration of relevant theoretical frames for understanding the broader cultural implications provide new opportunities to understand seascapes.

Item Type:	Book
Depositing User:	ULCC Admin
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2015 13:25
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2018 11:12
URI:	https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/9412

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