At first glance, art and science appear to belong to entirely separate spheres. Visual, performative, applied, literary, media, or conceptual arts typically operate within aesthetic, intuitive, and creative domains, whereas academic and applied sciences are grounded in replicable research methods, empirical evidence, and theoretical frameworks. The division between these realms, along with the compartmentalisation ofContinueContinue reading “Reflections on the first CAS webinar: Creativity and critical thinking in artistic and academic practices”
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Thinking with Water: Exploring the Edges – CAS Symposium in Rovaniemi
One of the highlights of the fall, the Critical Arctic Studies -symposium was held in Rovaniemi early in October, 2024. The theme of the symposium was Thinking with Water: Exploring the edges. The symposium was organised by Monica Tennberg, Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo, Heidi Konttinen and Sohvi Kangasluoma, from the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland and FrankContinueContinue reading “Thinking with Water: Exploring the Edges – CAS Symposium in Rovaniemi “
I’m Speculating♪ (would have said Dua Lipa if she came to the Critical Legal Conference 2024)
Text & photo: Tom RoyerSeptember truly feels like a dynamic month for the CAS Network, packed with conferences! I had the pleasure of heading to Lund, Sweden, where I joined fellow researchers from Akureyri, Tromsø, Nottingham, Stavanger, and beyond. We gathered in this charming, cobblestone town to delve into discussions about the poles as partContinueContinue reading “I’m Speculating♪ (would have said Dua Lipa if she came to the Critical Legal Conference 2024)”
CAS Network goes to EISA-PEC in Lille!
Text: Özlem Terzi, Monica Tennberg and Marjo LindrothPhoto: Özlem Terzi This summer CAS has contributed a section on ‘Spaces of Sustainabilities, Struggles of Transitions in the (European) Arctic and Beyond’ to the Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA-PEC). EISA is the Europe-wide organization for the study of International Relations (IR) and hasContinueContinue reading “CAS Network goes to EISA-PEC in Lille!”
Reflections on the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium
Text: Vesa Väätänen A word cloud generated from the titles and abstracts of the presentations in the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium. The word cloud illustrates how the symposium acted as a gathering for not only researchers and artists, but also for words, concepts, theories and methods that were not taken at face value asContinueContinue reading “Reflections on the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium”
Exploring Critical Arctic Approaches in Space Law Studies: A Reflective Journey
Text: Tom RoyerPhoto: Gerrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A vast uninhabited area north of [Esrange] is used as an area where the sounding rockets can land. Spread throughout this area are small shelters, like the one shown in this picture. When a launch campaign is planned, people are asked to visit such sheltersContinueContinue reading “Exploring Critical Arctic Approaches in Space Law Studies: A Reflective Journey”
Structural Inequality and the Sámi: Challenging Equality in the Nordic Welfare States
Text: Assi HarkomaPhoto: Berit Siilasjoki Reindeer-husbandry legislation and regulations restrict the Sámi from practising traditional reindeer herding in Nordic states. Critical research is needed to explore and expose the structural inequality affecting the Sámi. The Nordic states have failed to examine historical and ongoing colonial processes’ impacts on the Sámi. As a result, colonial practicesContinueContinue reading “Structural Inequality and the Sámi: Challenging Equality in the Nordic Welfare States”
From the Covid-19 travel gridlock to a visitor record winter: Problematising the rebound of luxury tourism development in the Arctic from a moral economy perspective
Text and photo: Dorothee Bohn The sign in front of a luxury-branded hotel tells local people who ski or exercise on the public cross-country skiing/outdoor recreation trail, which is located beside the tourist facility, that “you will soon arrive at the Arctic Treehouse Hotel’s accommodation area. Please move silently so that our guests can enjoyContinueContinue reading “From the Covid-19 travel gridlock to a visitor record winter: Problematising the rebound of luxury tourism development in the Arctic from a moral economy perspective”
Challenging assumptions on rewilding the Nordic nature
Text: Monica Tennberg & Carina KeskitaloPhoto: Monica Tennberg The late French sociologist Bruno Latour challenged the separation of humans and nature typical in our modern thinking. In his view, we have never been modern; our relations to nature are multiple and entangled. Thus, Latour suggested that we should rethink our modernist distinctions to include theContinueContinue reading “Challenging assumptions on rewilding the Nordic nature“
Introducing Critical Arctic Studies at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022
Text: Marjo Lindroth, Sanna Kopra & Rasmus Leander NielsenPhoto: Charlotte Gherke The thematic network on Critical Arctic Studies made its debut at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik this year. The Assembly is an event that gathers researchers, policy-makers and diplomats from all over the globe to discuss Arctic issues and developments. Participants numbered aroundContinueContinue reading “Introducing Critical Arctic Studies at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022“
Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies 