Reading Nature and Cultures

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Witi Ihimaera’s »The Whale Rider« and its Contexts

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The globally acclaimed novel »The Whale Rider« by Witi Ihimaera connects with today’s pressing issues: decolonization, environmental protection, cultural resilience. The contributors to this volume offer readers intercultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on this work through accessible scholarly and personal analyses. They show how literature can bridge nature and cultures, myth and reality, Indigenous stories and international audiences. Readers gain new insights into Māori literature and its global contexts – making this a compelling read for scholars and curious minds alike.

• Reihe: Climates – Cultures – Contexts
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9783837679199
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.12.2025
• Größe: 22.5 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: transcript
• Herausgegeben von: Julia Sander, Anke Vogel, Wolfgang Jäger