Author: rcp31

In this blog post, PDRA Morgan Ip discusses a bone game, called inugaq in the Qikiqtani region of Inuit Nunaat, and how it informs us about sites of collection.

In this blog post, former PDRA Peter Martin discusses the tensions and complexities surrounding the ‘origins of the Inuit’ debates, and explains the troubling implications they have had for Arctic indigenous peoples.

In this episode of our blog, PDRA Liz Walsh reflects on the enduring (British?) fascination with signifiers of Arctic exploration, their role in the national interest, and what it means for the study of Arctic objects.

In this blog post, guest contributor Jonathan King reflects on his long association with a snowmobile, his career in the curation of Arctic collections, and how we learn about object histories.

In this blog post, former PDRA Johanne Bruun reflects on her research visit to the Oxford University Herbaria in search of remnants of Arctic expeditions.

In this blog post, PDRA Morgan Ip reflects on his participation in the Oxford University Polar Forum Horizon Scan Workshop last month.