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Abstract

Amidst the “alienation and insecurity of the modern, mobile world” (Barry 1999: 98), bushwalking – that Australian take on walking in nature – performs an important function in the establishment of self-identity. There is an understanding that self-identity has important links to sense of place and the environment, and Giddens (1991) suggests that the stability of ‘self-narrative’ is sought in light of a contemporary landscape of insecurity, and changed relationships between humans and the ‘natural’ world. How, then, might a situated activity such as bushwalking function as a means of establishing self-narrative? Drawing on the experiences of a group of Tasmanian bushwalkers, this paper argues that bushwalking has significant implications for the sense of belonging, continuity, and security by informing a stable self-narrative.

Item Type:	Conference Publication
Authors/Creators:	Banham, RT
Keywords:	Bushwalking, Identity, Tasmania
Journal or Publication Title:	Conference Proceedings TASA 2017 Conference
Publisher:	TASA 2017
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2017 TASA
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