In Rejkjavik, the well-known Finnish architect Alvar Aalto designed a beautiful house that is all about Nordic countries cooperation, the “Nordic House”. We had the honour to be part of the opening seminar there, for nine new Arctic research projects, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers through its Nordforsk research programme, jointly with Canadian …
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Online seminar on October 15th, 2025 at 7am Finnish time. From the Arctic toAustralia: Four Perspectiveson Forest Sentience Talking Heads Seminar Flyer From the Arctic to Australia Four Perspectives on Forest Sentience_Download
Professor John Charles Ryan and post-doctoral researcher Dr. Francis Joy are both members of the Arctic Anthropology research team based at the Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi. During 2024 and 2026 both have been engaged in a research project titled Gifts from the Sentient Forest, which is a two-year project funded by Kone Foundation, exploring forest sentience …
Finally the time has come for a separate blog post advertising and celebrating the publication of a book volume, for which more a dozen Arctic scholars have been waiting for six years: several of us were wrapping up a workshop at Tohoku University's Center for Northeast Asian Studies (Japan), in 2019, where we discussed if …
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For those who are interested in exploring Arctic anthropological scholarship in Japan, and also make contact with the Japanese anthropologists in general, the Center for Northeast Asian Studies (Tohoku University in Sendai) visiting fellows programme is a great opportunity. I have been there several times, once for half a year, and it is super-rewarding both …
"Multimodal anthropology gives a name to something that many of us have actually been doing for long, but maybe as side projects", says Christine Moderbacher, soon new Professor of multimodal anthropology at UiT in Norway. In this respect the 29 September 2025 made history in Arctic Anthropology: The Arctic University of Norway (Tromsø) opens a …
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Across the Arctic, reindeer are more than just animals—they are powerful symbols of the region. Whether domesticated, semi-tame, or wild, they roam throughout Fennoscandia, the Russian North, and parts of North America. In more accessible Arctic destinations, they often feature in tourist safaris and curated experiences that seek to capture the vibe of northern wilderness. …
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