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”
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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”
Registration open for CAS research clinic 2025
The third CAS research clinic will be held online on Tuesday 11 March 2025 at 17.00-20.00 Finnish time, EET (Eastern European Time, UTC + 2) The event is an opportunity for master’s and doctoral students to discuss and present questions on the potential of critical approaches to benefit their research. Participation is limited to fiveContinueContinue reading “Registration open for CAS research clinic 2025”
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!”
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”
The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?”
After the great success and positive feedback from participants the second CAS roundtable and research clinic will be held online on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 17.00-19.30 Finnish time, EET (Eastern European Time, UTC + 2): The first part of the event is a roundtable (one hour). The topic will be discussed by panelists from theContinueContinue reading “The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?””
CALL FOR PAPERS: CAS panel at the Arctic congress in Bodoe, Norway, 29 May – 3 June 2024
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”
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)”
Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies 