Remembering what it is like to have Wings. Man and Nature in «Sibirien Ett självporträtt med vingar» by Ulla-Lena Lundberg.

Abstract

In Sibirien. Ett självporträtt med vingar (1993, Siberia. A self-portrait with wings) by the Finland-Swedish author Ulla-Lena Lundberg, the representation of the self is inextricably linked to the perception of the surrounding natural elements. Drawing on the reflections proposed by Human-Animal Studies and Ecocriticism, this contribution analyses the way in which Lundberg questions the nature-culture dichotomy and blurs the boundaries between human beings and the environment.