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Herself, A Wild Thing
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Darrington, Mandy Lynn
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1744980358266307
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Year and Degree
2025, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.
Abstract
Herself, A Wild Thing is a slurry of history both personal and collective to investigate socio-ecological connections between patriarchal domination of nature and women—a foray into the crossroads of myth and memory. It is an exploration of the animalization of women and feminization of nature used to justify their mutual exploitation. The research delves into the histories of wolf extermination and reintroduction in the Northern Rockies region of the United States and how those practices have shaped both the past and present of the American West. Collective efforts towards rewilding, reforestation, and reintroduction of keystone species into damaged ecosystems tell a tale of regret and reconciliation. The scale of environmental destruction waylaid upon the West is incomprehensible. Mountains leveled for capital profit, pit mines opened like great yawning mouths, entire populations eradicated out of fear. This paper explores that morbid past and present through an ecofeminist lens.
Committee
Sergio Soave (Advisor)
Dani Restack (Committee Member)
Laura Lisbon (Committee Member)
Pages
82 p.
Subject Headings
Animals
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Environmental Management
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Fine Arts
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Gender
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History
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Natural Resource Management
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Regional Studies
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Wildlife Conservation
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Wildlife Management
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Womens Studies
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Darrington, M. L. (2025).
Herself, A Wild Thing
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1744980358266307
APA Style (7th edition)
Darrington, Mandy.
Herself, A Wild Thing.
2025. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1744980358266307.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Darrington, Mandy. "Herself, A Wild Thing." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2025. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1744980358266307
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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