Econarrative as Politics or Culture – an Issue of Conflict?

Abstract

This article will deal with how some indigenous writers have used environmental issues as a way of emphasizing their cultural attachment to the land. Literary texts from Australia and New Zealand will be the base of my argument, as the conflict over land has had a seminal effect on their writing, whether as protest against exploitation, or misunderstanding of concepts. These writers also have a positive message in showing how one can live in harmony with nature. In contemporary society where nothing and no one is unaffected by global trends they represent a transcultural paradigm, crossing and recrossing cultural borders.

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