Uncanny Strangers: Catering for Nature Conservation in Southwest Madagascar

Synopsis: Filmed in a fishing village in the South-West of Madagascar, UNCANNY STRANGERS provides insight into the relationships between the villagers and various human and non-human ‘strangers’ - ancestor and tromba spirits, Western NGO workers, ecotourists, fish collectors, cattle rustlers and the ethnographic filmmaker. Through its specific ethnographic focus, the film points towards more generic issues related to hospitality practice, frictions in the field of environmental action and transnational forms of collaboration.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2009
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: ecology; ethnography; nature conservation; conservation; ethnographic filmmaking; Madagascar

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