My name is Léon Fuchs and I will soon be 24 years old. I am a new intern at the Arctic Centre and I will stay in Rovaniemi until August 2015. I will work with Dr. Anna Stammler Gosmann in the Anthropology Team. I come from France, but I have also lived two years in …
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Mobile Roots – Rethinking Indigenous and Transnational ties
The University of Lapland invites proposals for workshops for this interesting conference, in October 2015. I think we Arctic Anthropologists have a lot to say about this! Would someone like to propose a workshop, or then later submit a paper? http://etmudays.etmu.fi/ 12th International ETMU Days conference 22–23 October 2015 University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Conference …
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Arctic Work – conference call for papers
ARCTIC WORKSHOP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU: WORK IN THE ARCTIC 29 AND 30 MAY, 2015 The Department of Ethnology at the University of Tartu in Estonia is pleased to invite proposals for the international academic workshop “Arctic workshop of the University of Tartu: Work in the Arctic” that will take place on 29 and …
Кольские саами и антропологи Арктики потеряли большого друга
С большой скорбью сообщаем сегодня о грустной новости. Скончался Лейф Рантала, в течение многих лет являющийся ключевой фигурой саамских исследований в Университете Лапландии. С самого начала существования исследовательской группы антропологов в Рованиеми Лейф был нашим благосклонным сподвижником и незаменимым советчиком, время от времени участвуя с большим интересом в наших дискуссиях. Особенно, когда дело касалось российских …
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Kola Sámi research and Arctic Anthropology lost a great friend
We are sad to spread the following news today: Leif Rantala, long time at the University of Lapland the grand old man of Sámi research, has passed away. From the very start of the anthropology team in Rovaniemi, he has been a benevolent, albeit quiet supporter, and joined with great interest some of our discussions. …
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Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Diplomacy
The abstract below to an event in London brings up the interesting question if we are in an age of extractive industry conversation where CSR is over, and being replaced by what Gilbert calls "corporate diplomacy", very restricted to few persons, who make the crucial decisions. What do you think about the idea that this …
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Happy new year
The founders and editors of arcticanthropology.org wish all bloggers and readers a happy new 2015! Warm thanks to all the authors of the blog for their contributions, and for the readers and commenters for their interest! Looking forward to more interesting information being exchanged here in 2015; and to discussions around the diversities and similarities …
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