Deconstructing Intersectional Oppression in Outdoor Recreation : A case-study of the Feminist Hiking Collective

University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

Author: Laura Consalter; [2023]

Keywords: feminist; feminist environmental humanities; friluftsliv; gender studies; intersectionality; intersectional oppression; hiking; leisure; nature; outdoors; outdoor recreation;

Abstract: This research aims to deconstruct the discretionary character of outdoor recreation, in view of the hegemonic nature of intersectional oppression. Once deconstructed, it also questions how outdoor recreation, inspired the Scandinavian concept of friluftsliv, can become a feminist space for resistance against this oppression. The Feminist Hiking Collective is presented as case-study.

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