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Uarctic Extractive Industries PhD programme course, Fairbanks, 24-30 September 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

The next course in our PhD programme with a focus on the social sciences of Arctic extractive industrial development will take place in conjunction with the Arctic Energy Summit in Alaska, Fairbanks. There seem to be some last slots for … Continue reading →

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New M.A. programme Arctic anthropology! / Магистерская программа Арктическая антропология

Posted on June 12, 2015 by

The European University in St Petersburg launches a new masters programme on northern Anthropology! The Programme is coordinated by Nikolay Vakhtin, with courses read by Elena Lyarskaya, Veronika Simonova, Alla Bolotova and Stephan Dudeck, all of whom are fluent in … Continue reading →

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Oral history: bringing our results back to the people

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

Honouring our partners in the field: Arctic elders and their representatives Most of the Rovaniemi anthropology research team went this last week to Naryan Mar, the capital of the European Russian Nenets Autnomous Okrug, for celebrating the 25th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Black Gold or black dirt in East Siberia? Arctic Extractive Industries PhD programme holds course in Neryungyi, Republic of Sakha Yakutia

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

It was a fascinating week that the Extractive Industries Group spent in Neryungryi, Yakutia, one of the Soviet Union’s youngest single industry towns, established in 1975. The Uarctic Thematic Network “Arctic Extractive Industries” thank the North Eastern Federal University, Faculty … Continue reading →

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“Nomadic” Ph.D. Summer School “Field Experiences in Northwest Russia” (FENOR): Call for Applications

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

The European University at St. Petersburg and the University of Vienna are pleased to announce the first call for a “Nomadic” Ph.D. Summer School “Field Experiences in Northwest Russia” (FENOR) Location and Dates The FENOR summer school is designed as … Continue reading →

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Anthropological know how ‐ Fieldwork among Shamans and questions of research methodology

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

Tuesday April 29th 2014 and Wednesday April 30th 2014 Two open lectures by Prof. Tatiana Bulgakova, Herzen State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg

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