Category: Arctic Cultures Blog

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.

In this blog post, PDRA Johanne Bruun discusses the relationship between Arctic fieldwork and archival research in the context of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this post of our Arctic Cultures blog, PDRA John Woitkowitz investigates connections between the mapping of disease and Arctic geography.

In this episode of our blog, PDRA Nanna Kaalund draws from her research for the Arctic Cultures project to talk about the uses of photographic methods in Arctic science and exploration.

In this post of our Arctic Cultures blog, PDRA Peter Martin discusses his recent research at Canterbury Cathedral and reflects upon searching for histories of Arctic encounter in unexpected places.

In our latest Arctic Cultures blog post, the team reflect on their recent successful Project Workshop held at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge on 9-10 January 2020.

In this post of our Arctic Cultures blog, PDRA John Woitkowitz discusses the impact of missionaries on our understandings of the Arctic and its peoples.

In the second of our Arctic Cultures blog posts, PDRA Nanna Kaalund discusses the meanings and display of Arctic objects.

Welcome to the Arctic Cultures Blog! In these posts, you will find regular updates from the project team about the progress of the research. In this first blogpost, the PI of the project, Richard Powell, provides some further background