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Re-membering Posthuman Nations: Entangled Memories of Childhood, Nature, and Spirituality

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores the entanglements of nation, nature, spirituality, and childhood through the practice of collective biography. Drawing on ecofeminist and posthumanist perspectives, we ask: Where do nation, nature, and spirit appear in our memories, and what forms of belonging emerge from these entanglements? Attending to these entanglements, we gesture toward forms of belonging that exceed the bordered and divisive logics of the nation-state and the boundaries of the human. We present memory fragments as three knots—knots of dissonance, reverence, and wonder—where nation, nature, and spirituality twist together in tangled, affective ways. These knots reveal how childhood is shaped, not only by national institutions and social scripts, but also through intimate relations with land, spirits, ancestors, and more-than-human kin.

Source: Journal of Childhood Studies

DOI: 10.18357/jcs515202622686

Authors: Iveta Silova, Camilla Eline Andersen, Zsuzsa Millei, Sirpa Lappalainen

Institutions: Arizona State University, University of Inland Norway, Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland

Language: English

Topic: Posthumanist Ethics and Activism

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Göteborgs Universitet

OpenAlex ID: W7225575217

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