Tag Archives: Arctic

Call for papers- SI on Caring for Life in the Arctic

Dear CAS friends & colleagues, As part of the 2025 CAS autumn symposium, we would like to compile a special issue on Caring for Life in the Arctic. You are cordially invited to submit a manuscript that explores how care is enacted, disrupted, or mobilised across scales—from local infrastructures and Indigenous knowledge systems to globalContinueContinue reading “Call for papers- SI on Caring for Life in the Arctic”

Reflections on the first CAS webinar: Creativity and critical thinking in artistic and academic practices

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”

Art/Place – A Critical Arctic Studies Webinar Series

Art/Place is a three-part webinar series exploring how artists and/or arts-based practitioners engage with Arctic places through diverse creative practices and perspectives. Hosted by the UArctic Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies (CAS), each one-hour session will bring together three artists/practitioners whose work is in, with, or about, a specific Arctic location. The series will beginContinueContinue reading “Art/Place – A Critical Arctic Studies Webinar Series”

Call for Arctic Circle panels

The CAS team has organized a panel at the Arctic Circle conference twice. Our CAS partner, Page Wilson from the University of Iceland, has prepared two panel proposals for the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025, which is held in mid-October. Please take a look at the two proposals below and contact Page (plw@hi.is) if you areContinueContinue reading “Call for Arctic Circle panels”

Fresh off the press: Greenland is getting greener – helped by a mining company and a group of tree enthusiasts

CAS associate Adriana Craciun tells about the convergence of two kinds of Arctic Greening – one due to climate change and the other due to human desires – in Greenland. Read the article published in The Conversation here.

Fresh off the press: Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

CAS member Professor Adriana Craciun recently wrote about her research on the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway. Read the full article published in The Conversation here. Photo attribution: Entrance to the Seed Vault by Subiet, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrance_to_the_Seed_Vault_(cropped).jpg

2024 Arctic Circle Assembly

The Arctic Circle Assembly will be held in the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland, on October 17 – 19, 2024. More information:  https://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2024-arctic-circle-assembly The UArctic CAS thematic network plans to submit a proposal for a panel to the assembly. This is an open call for abstracts – deadline of 23 April. TheContinueContinue reading “2024 Arctic Circle Assembly”

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”