ABSTRACT

This ethnographic study explores and compares the relationships that locals in Rossfjord, North Norway, have to the oystercatcher and the sea-going Arctic char respectively. Both these animals are highly valued locally, while the valuations at first look very different. The oystercatcher is protected by building bin-cases for its nesting, while the Arctic char is killed and eaten. Discussing these valuations against the value theory of David Graeber, I argue that they both connect to an underlying perception of the freedom and autonomy of wild animals, where what is not fully understood enhances an experience of wonder and appreciation of what I call the wild.

摘要

这项人种学研究探讨并比较了挪威北部罗斯峡湾当地人分别与蛎鹬和远洋北极红点鲑的关系。这两种动物在当地都受到高度重视，但乍一看估值却截然不同。蛎鹬通过建造垃圾箱来保护其筑巢，而北极红点鲑则被杀死并吃掉。在根据大卫·格雷伯的价值理论讨论这些估值时，我认为它们都与对野生动物自由和自主的潜在认知有关，其中未完全理解的东西增强了对我所说的野生动物的好奇和欣赏的体验。