Trans-species and post-human oceanic futures in Witi Ihimaera’s The Whale Rider and James Nestor’s deep?

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R. Hsu
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ABSTRACT In this time of the sixth extinction (Kolbert), humans from different ontologies seek notions of being human that more fully account for humans’ dependance on the natural world. Answers to questions about human- and non-human relationships may reside in much older communal narratives. Kinship – defined by Marshall Sahlins as “mutuality of being” – is explored in Witi Ihimaera’s novel, The Whale Rider and James Nestor’s memoir, Deep. Ihimaera’s novel illustrates the ancient, inextricable relationship between the Whangara and a specific clan of whales, portraying kinship maintained through trans-species communication (interlocking). Nestor’s Deep focuses on the author’s attempt to rediscover the primal and marine origin of mammalian life. This process leads to his realization that humanity’s future lies in reactivating the parts of our physiology that make us both an oceanic and terrestrial life-form. Deep allows readers a glimpse into a possible post-human future.
Witi Ihimaera的《鲸鱼骑士》和James Nestor的《深海?》
摘要在第六次大灭绝(科尔伯特)之际,来自不同本体论的人类寻求更充分地解释人类对自然世界依赖性的人的概念。关于人类和非人类关系的问题的答案可能存在于更古老的公共叙事中。马歇尔·萨林斯(Marshall Sahlins)将亲属关系定义为“存在的相互性”,Witi Ihimera的小说《鲸骑士》(The Whale Rider)和詹姆斯·内斯特(James Nestor)的回忆录《深度》(Deep)探讨了这一点。伊希美拉的小说描绘了旺加拉人和一个特定的鲸鱼家族之间古老而不可分割的关系,描绘了通过跨物种交流(环环相扣)保持的亲缘关系。内斯特的《深海》聚焦于作者试图重新发现哺乳动物生命的原始和海洋起源。这一过程使他意识到,人类的未来在于重新激活我们的生理机能,使我们成为海洋和陆地生命形式。Deep让读者得以一窥后人类可能的未来。
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