CAS session: 5.1 Critical Arctic research in action: security, development and cooperationConvener: Monica Tennberg, Co-convener(s): Rauna Kuokkanen, Sanna Kopra, Marjo Lindroth Session description:Given the unprecedented transformation in the Arctic region, a multifaceted approach to comprehending and addressing security, development, and cooperation in the area is essential. Critically oriented Arctic research draws on a variety ofContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS: CAS panel at the Arctic congress in Bodoe, Norway, 29 May – 3 June 2024”
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Exploring critical approaches in Arctic studies: A roundtable and a research clinic 20 June 2023 16-18 EET (Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00)
This event is for doctoral candidates and Master’s level students planning doctoral studies and interested in critical approaches in Arctic studies. The event is organised in two parts: In the first part, “The CAS roundtable”, Associate Professor Frank Sejersen (University of Copenhagen) will give a short introduction to the theme followed by questions and discussion.ContinueContinue reading “Exploring critical approaches in Arctic studies: A roundtable and a research clinic 20 June 2023 16-18 EET (Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00)”
CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL ARCTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM 2023 Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking human-nature relations in and through the Arctic
We live in the age of polycrisis (or permacrisis), characterised by the combination of long-term, complex and intertwined risks related, inter alia, to health, energy, climate change and economic shocks. New imaginaries, practices and knowledge are necessary to cope with this situation. Although the Arctic is often viewed as a showcase of ongoing global change,ContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL ARCTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM 2023 Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking human-nature relations in and through the Arctic “
New book: Critical Studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North
A new book Critical studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North edited by Marjo Lindrooth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen and Monica Tennberg is now published by Springer. The book identifies and investigates some of the blind spots in human development in the Arctic that research in the social sciences had yet to broach. It offers a comprehensiveContinueContinue reading “New book: Critical Studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North”
The Northern Political Economy Symposium 2022
The Northern political economy symposium 2022 – Making sense of the Arctic world in turmoil was held on November 22-23 in Rovaniemi and online.
CAS roundtable at the Arctic Circle Assembly
CAS organised a roundtable “Introducing Critical Arctic Studies” at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly. More information here.
New book: The Colonial Politics of Hope. Critical Junctures of Indigenous-State Relations
In their new book published with Routledge, CAS members Marjo Lindroth and Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen examine the entanglements between hope and politics and the ways in which hope has become a tool for the exercise of power. The book brings together studies on indigenous–state relations, social scientific discussions on hope, and critical postcolonial, feminist and governmentalityContinueContinue reading “New book: The Colonial Politics of Hope. Critical Junctures of Indigenous-State Relations”
Call for Panelists: CAS early career scholars panel at the Arctic Circle
The Arctic Studies department of the University of Iceland is looking for doctoral students wishing to participate to the Arctic Circle Assembly this year (Oct 13-16). The aim is to organise a public panel gathering PhD students who would discuss their work and the significance of Critical Arctic Studies within their projects. If that isContinueContinue reading “Call for Panelists: CAS early career scholars panel at the Arctic Circle”
Building CAS community
An online discussion was organized on 27 April 2022 to discuss what critical Arctic studies means, why it is needed, what it is in practice and for whom by the UArctic TN Critical Arctic Studies (CAS). Altogether 19 participants from Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and USA participated in the event. The programme included short introductionsContinueContinue reading “Building CAS community”
Doctoral dissertation: The concept of the Arctic is often taken as a given
Joonas Vola defended his doctoral dissertation ”Homunculus: Bearing Incorporeal Arcticulations” at University of Lapland on 22 April 2022. In his dissertation, Vola investigates Arctic change and the way in which it is described in science, art, and popular communication. The results provide grounds for a novel, a more radical, and a more critical way to addressContinueContinue reading “Doctoral dissertation: The concept of the Arctic is often taken as a given”
Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies 