A Russian vessel named "Saami" in a Norwegian wharf in Kirkenes in June 2023: the borderland reality on the ground continues as a lived experience even at times of political conflict A recent trip to Kirkenes and the surroundings was really revealing in many ways. Of course for someone who has worked most of the …
Continue reading East Finnmark – interethnic borderland now and then
Prof John Ziker introduces his research and plans in the European Arctic. The anthropology team is pleased to announce a rather spontaneous talk by our visiting professor at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi for the summer. John chair of Anthropology at Boise State University, Idaho, USA. Since the 1990s he has worked among Arctic hunters …
At the Arctic Circle in Finland, Rovaniemi, we are frantically putting the finishing touches to the programme of the biennial conference of the Finnish Anthropological Society, from 21-23 March 2023. The programme is now online, here . More on the keynotes below, . Alla and Puti Okotetto enact their relation with cards, Yamal Peninsula, Sabetta, …
Continue reading Relations and beyond – keynotes by Vitebsky, Strathern and Ingold to be streamed
The first thing flying into Kangerlussuaq, Greenland reminds us that this is 'properly' Arctic. For most people who call the North home, the Arctic is further up North from where they live. But for the incomers, the Arctic is appealing! Usually we associate Inuit livelihood with hunting, both terrestrial and sea-mammal, beautiful material culture, handicrafts …
Continue reading Greenland’s South: Inuit pastoralists in a rapidly changing Arctic environment
Some of us Arctic anthropologists may not have China on the immediate radar of their interest. However, China has become an increasingly important player in the Arctic, through various projects such as the Arctic Silk Road, their interest in Arctic Council membership, and their Arctic Policy. Our colleagues from the Nordic Network on Chinese Thought …
For the first time, an Arctic Anthropology team hosts the conference of the Finnish Anthropological Society, to be held from 21-23 March 2023 in Rovaniemi. Many still imagine the Arctic as a place with few or no people. In anthropology, the Arctic is a marginal field. We aim to change this, and turn this conference …
On October 3rd our colleagues from the University from the "Sustainable Naturecultures" research group at the Faculty of Social Sciences host an interesting film screening including discussion with the film makers. This could be of interest for all of us who deal with human-animal relations. The film "In the Name of the Wild" explores "wildness" …
