Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Subjectification
The creation of people's sense of self and world (their
subjectivity) over time. Through numerous routine acts of interpellation we
are all fashioned into certain sorts of people; however, we are also free to
work with the repertoire of available subject-positions to take a measure of
control over the people we become.
Super-ordinate nature
The idea that there are forces intrinsic to nat-
ural phenomena that cross-cut a myriad of otherwise discrete individuals or
systems. These forces include the 'programming power' of genes and the
conservation of energy across air and water masses.
Temporalisation
The practice of associating particular phenomena or
events with particular periods of time - past, present or future. For instance,
it has become conventional for modern Westerners to consider 'wild nature'
to be a thing of the past. It's increasingly conventional, courtesy of climate
change science, to think of the future as a period of dramatic biophysical
change.
Universal nature
The idea that nature is everywhere, rather than simply
external to humans. This is because humans are considered to be 'natural'
animals, as much as creatures of culture and society.
Visuality
The culturally specific and learnt ways in which people see the
world through their eyes. It's been argued that vision is not the same the
world over. Instead, there are 'ways of seeing' that reflect the values and
norms of each society. Additionally, visual media, like film and photogra-
phy, is said to present the world in specific ways that 'organise the view' for
image consumers.
