Noel Steurgeon Nature

In the article The Politics of the Natural in U.S. History and Popular Culture, Noel Sturgeon showed many examples of how she thinks nature and culture intersect. One of the examples she talks about is, “Are wilderness areas necessary for preserving “wild nature”? Or are they managed and commodified leisure resources in which “wild nature” has to be controlled?” I have confidence that this sentence means that nature can sometimes be controlled by culture, where it maybe should not be. Another example from Sturgeon of culture and nature intersecting is in a paragraph about human rights. Sturgeon explained that back when almost nobody had rights, it was because it was “natural”. More specifically, “...were “discovering” a host of “natural” differences that proved the superiority of white European men...” She also explained why she believes it should be separate, in the essay she states, “New genetic,
For example, we see quite a bit of wildlife preservations. I think this goes along with Sturgeon’s example of preserving wildlife. It is extremely heartbreaking to see the animal, or wildlife, preserves everywhere, why should animals be preserved when we could merely stop hurting them and “preserve”, which is to say leave them alone, in their natural habitat. We, as a society, could be more aware of the things that we do, and it would most likely solve the problem of animal and wildlife extinction. This broad example has to do with nature and culture intersecting because it isn’t “natural” for animals to be kept in an area that they aren’t exactly native to. When this example is narrowed down, you can see that this applies to zoos and aquariums. Zoos are a part of our culture because we like to look at the animals and wildlife that we don’t get to see anywhere else unless, of course, we travel, which are the natural part of this