„Žmonių ir plėšrūnų sąveika: santykiai su gyvūnais besikeičiančios aplinkos kontekste“ (LMT S-MIP-21-43)
Research Council of Lithuania P-MIP-21-49). 2021-2024.
Research leader: Prof. D. Brandišauskas.
The main aim of this proposal is to conduct ethnographic field research and contribute to the theoretical discussions of human/animal relations in the scope of "ontological turn" that occurred in anthropology as well as other sociocultural sciences over the last decade. Participant observation will be conducted in different indigenous communities of East Siberia, interacting with wild and domestic animals on their daily level. The research will mainly focus on human interactions with predators and will aim to reveal how these interactions shape economic, ecological, political, or religious practices and experiences. In the case studies, there will also be discussed how we can analyze the "point of view" of animals in the study of their relationships with humans and what methodological approaches can allow an ethnography of animals.