rcp31, Author at Arctic Cultures - The Formation of the European and American Northlands

Adrift in Ice and Time

Posted on February 11, 2021 | by rcp31

In this blog post, PDRA John Woitkowitz reflects on the uses of history in the 2019-20 MOSAiC expedition to the central Arctic Ocean.

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The Arctic as a ‘natural archive’?

Posted on January 15, 2021 | by rcp31

In this blog post, PDRA Johanne Bruun reflects on the different ways in which Arctic landscapes and sites have been imagined, used, and approached as ‘natural archives’.

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Hans Egede, ice-cream and museum exhibits: Is Denmark ready to reckon with its colonial past (and present)?

Posted on December 9, 2020 | by rcp31

In this blog post, PDRA Nanna Kaalund investigates the ongoing developments in relations between Denmark and Greenland. She argues that only by understanding the past can we comprehend events in the Greenlandic-Danish present.

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Futures for Arctic Studies after #2020?

Posted on November 12, 2020 | by rcp31

In this post, PI Richard Powell reflects on the future study of the Arctic and how the project has been affected by a tumultuous year.

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3 November 2020: Arctic Cultures team participate in HCEP Seminar on ‘North Pole’

Posted on November 3, 2020 | by rcp31

On 3 November 2020, members of the Arctic Cultures team participated in the first of the HCEP (Histories, Cultures, Environments and Politics) cluster’s Research Seminars for this year.

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30 September 2020: John presenting at German Studies Association Virtual Conference

Posted on September 30, 2020 | by rcp31

John Woitkowitz is presenting a paper, ‘Ein unaufhaltsames Streben nach Erkenntnis: Modernity, Science, and the Imperial Geography of August Petermann, 1852-1879’, at the 44th Annual Meeting of the German Studies Association at 09.30, Wednesday 30 September 2020.

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31 August 2020: John completes month at Gotha Research Centre

Posted on August 31, 2020 | by rcp31

John completed his term as a Herzog-Ernst-Fellow at the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt, Germany during August 2020.

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17 July 2020: Peter talking at the Fitzwilliam College Postdoctoral Society Conference

Posted on July 10, 2020 | by rcp31

Peter Martin is giving a ‘virtual talk’ to the Fitzwilliam College Postdoctoral Society Conference, titled ‘Indigenous Intermediaries and the Production of Arctic Knowledge’, at 15:00- 17:00, Friday 17 July 2020.

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8 July 2020: Nanna presents ‘virtual lightening talk’ for the BSHS Global Digital Festival

Posted on July 6, 2020 | by rcp31

Nanna Kaalund will be giving a 5 minute presentation on the use of Arctic photography during the ‘British Arctic Expedition of 1875’, as part of the BSHS Global Digital Festival.

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Holes in the Story? ‘Dorset Culture’ and dating Arctic objects

Posted on June 8, 2020 | by rcp31

In this blog post, PDRA Peter Martin studies the ‘discovery of the Dorset Culture’ and explores some of the techniques used by archaeologists in the early twentieth century to determine the age of objects excavated in the Arctic regions.