2. Tim Ingold: Ecologies of Perception

Peter speaks to the ecological anthropologist Tim Ingold. During their in-depth discussion, they consider the nature of human-animal relationships and ecologies of perception. Meanwhile, they break down the false dichotomy between culture and nature, and consider the natural environment as the meeting place between earth and sky. With a distinguished career spanning over five decades, Tim is the author of 14 books and numerous articles. While he is known for his extensive research on the nature of landscape perception and the phenomenon of human-animal relationships, he has also written on artistic practises and has suggested ways of rethinking architecture, including how we might come to inhabit landscapes again. After graduating from the University of Cambridge in 1970, he spent 16 months with Sámi reindeer communities in northeast Finland. Following a year teaching at the University of Helsinki, in 1974 Tim became a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. In 1999 Tim moved to the University of Aberdeen to assume the newly established Chair of Social Anthropology. As well as being a fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he holds an Honourary Doctorate in Social Science and Art from the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. https://www.timingold.com/Join the conversation on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelandbehind