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The Entanglement of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle and the Capitalist Human being

Ibsen, Sofie Odde LU (2026) HEKM51 20261
Human Ecology
Human Geography
Department of Human Geography
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis contributes to Human Ecology by focusing on the emotional connection humans can have with a species like the loggerhead sea turtle. How such connection can contribute to kinship, thus finding new ways of imagining a world guided by care and mutual respect as seen between the volunteers of the rehabilitation center and the loggerhead sea turtles, who simultaneously contaminate each other through ethics of care and a helping hand/flipper. To do this I have collected 11 informal interviews with the volunteers of the rehabilitation center, many fieldnotes of my time as an intern at the rehabilitation center. Through this internship I have gotten close to the turtles and gotten to know each of them and their personalities, further... (More)
This thesis contributes to Human Ecology by focusing on the emotional connection humans can have with a species like the loggerhead sea turtle. How such connection can contribute to kinship, thus finding new ways of imagining a world guided by care and mutual respect as seen between the volunteers of the rehabilitation center and the loggerhead sea turtles, who simultaneously contaminate each other through ethics of care and a helping hand/flipper. To do this I have collected 11 informal interviews with the volunteers of the rehabilitation center, many fieldnotes of my time as an intern at the rehabilitation center. Through this internship I have gotten close to the turtles and gotten to know each of them and their personalities, further seen the impact humans have on these turtles and helped care for them. I have analyzed the data through a multispecies world view of contamination. But also used the data to speculate into the life of a loggerhead sea turtle to further create kinship. (Less)
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Ibsen, Sofie Odde LU
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course
HEKM51 20261
year
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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language
English
id
9250340
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2026-09-25 13:32:45
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  abstract     = {{This thesis contributes to Human Ecology by focusing on the emotional connection humans can have with a species like the loggerhead sea turtle. How such connection can contribute to kinship, thus finding new ways of imagining a world guided by care and mutual respect as seen between the volunteers of the rehabilitation center and the loggerhead sea turtles, who simultaneously contaminate each other through ethics of care and a helping hand/flipper. To do this I have collected 11 informal interviews with the volunteers of the rehabilitation center, many fieldnotes of my time as an intern at the rehabilitation center. Through this internship I have gotten close to the turtles and gotten to know each of them and their personalities, further seen the impact humans have on these turtles and helped care for them. I have analyzed the data through a multispecies world view of contamination. But also used the data to speculate into the life of a loggerhead sea turtle to further create kinship.}},
  author       = {{Ibsen, Sofie Odde}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Entanglement of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle and the Capitalist Human being}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}