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Arctic D omestication -Humans and Animals a cross the North David G. Anderson University of Aberdeen. Årshögtid , Ume å Universitet 18 oktober 2013. domestication classically defined as a sudden relationship of domination, which divides the world into ‘wild’ and ‘cultivated’ types
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Arctic Domestication -Humans and Animals across the NorthDavid G. AndersonUniversity of Aberdeen Årshögtid, Umeå Universitet18 oktober 2013
domestication classically defined as a sudden relationship of domination, which divides the world into ‘wild’ and ‘cultivated’ types • in the history of the sciences, linked to colonialism and projects of improvement • recent research calls into question older models Arctic Domestication: • Human-Animal relations in the Arctic traditionally are an awkward fit • Among the ‘cradles’ and ‘hearths’ are new types of domestic animals, as well as puzzling ‘hybrids’ • These relations are often ‘emplaced’ in mindful landscapes.
Across the circumpolar North one often finds a ‘triad’ of dogs, reindeer/caribou and fish • Fish although a ‘newly’ domesticated laboratory species have long supported complex relationships in Northern lands • Dogs, said to the be the ‘first’ species to be domesticated, often participate in complex social networks both with people and other animals • Reindeer/caribou, a classic ‘Arctic species’, have proven to come in and out of various forms of domestication with such intensity as to question the definition of the term itself. Three Arctic species tell their stories:
What lies between ‘Trust’ and ‘Domination’? Caribou monitoring, NWT Canada Hunting dog with lead reindeer: В. Давыдов Antler trimming, Bazarnaia River, ZabaikalKrai Mobile Home with 8 reindeer Gorbiachin River, Taimyr
Thank you! ERC Advanced Grant 295458 ‘Arctic Domestication’ arctidomus.org
