Autoethnography and Feminist Theory at the Water's Edge Unsettled Is

This book takes an intimate, collaborative, interdisciplinary autoethnographic approach that both emphasizes the authors’ entangled relationships with the more-than-human, and understands the land and sea-scapes of Newfoundland as integral to their t

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Sonja Boon, Lesley Butler and Daze Jefferies

Autoethnography and Feminist Theory at the Water’s Edge

Sonja Boon • Lesley Butler • Daze Jefferies

Autoethnography and Feminist Theory at the Water’s Edge Unsettled Islands

Sonja Boon Memorial University of Newfoundland St John’s, Canada

Lesley Butler Memorial University of Newfoundland St John’s, Canada

Daze Jefferies Memorial University of Newfoundland St John’s, Canada

ISBN 978-3-319-90828-1    ISBN 978-3-319-90829-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90829-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018943393 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © Melisa Hasan Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

This book would not have been possible without the commitment and intellectual generosity of many. Our thanks to Sarah Boon for conversations about mud and geography; Karyn and Charlie Butler, for always offering Lesley an encouraging and attentive ear; Deirdre Connolly for her editorial assistance; Courtland Dearing and Violet Drake for sharing with Daze their continuous love and reassurance; Vicki Hallett for creative and decolonial insights about ice and for her graduate seminar on life writing; and Carol Lynne D’Arcangelis, Max Liboiron, Beth Pentney, Gina Snooks, Jocelyn Thorpe, and Mimi Yahn for well-placed reading suggestions. Deepest gratitude to the many cohorts of graduate students with whom Sonja has shared lively, passionate, and always critically engaged conversations about feminist theory. We also want to thank the three reviewers, whose comments and enthusiasm buoyed and motivated