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dc.contributor.authorHytten, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:52:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-05-21T06:37:22Z
dc.identifier.issn00672238
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29731
dc.description.abstractHow wildlife is defined, and which wildlife is accorded protection, emerges from competing constructions of nature and culture. Few species of Australian wildlife have as ambiguous an identity as dingoes. This paper identifies three dualisms that characterise discourses relating to Australian dingoes Canis lupus dingo.They are at once classified as both a pest and protected species, perceived to be feral and native, and most recently categorised as either pure or hybrid. It is argued that these dualisms are underpinned by different versions of the nature-culture dichotomy. Portrayals and perceptions of dingoes around Australia are explored to reveal how different aspects of the dualisms identified are drawn upon within different contexts. Illustrations of the contradictory constructions of dingoes highlight the need to critically deconstruct discourses relating to wildlife, particularly when they inform actions.As such, this paper demonstrates the important contribution a discourse-sensitive approach can make to understanding human perceptions of wildlife.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Zoological Society of New South Wales
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://meridian.allenpress.com/australian-zoologist/article/35/1/18/134693/Dingo-dualisms-Exploring-the-ambiguous-identity-of
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom18
dc.relation.ispartofpageto27
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Zoologist
dc.relation.ispartofvolume35
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0608
dc.titleDingo dualisms: Exploring the ambiguous identity of Australian dingoes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
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gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorHytten, Karen


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