I am from the Republic of Tyva, Siberia. I completed my undergraduate education at Irkutsk State Linguistic University (Russia) in English as a Foreign Language and French in 1995. Afterward, I taught English at Tuvan State University. Subsequently, I decided to change my field of study and research to cultural anthropology. In pursuit of my … Continue reading Tayana Arakchaa
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Carina Ren
Besides being the Head of AAU Arctic, the cross-faculty platform for Arctic research at Aalborg University, Denmark, I conduct research on Arctic tourism development and entrepreneurship. I am originally trained as an Ethnologist at the University of Copenhagen and have a PhD in Tourism from the University of Southern Denmark. Today, I am associate professor … Continue reading Carina Ren
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Fieldwork Reflection: Jasmiini Pylkkänen
Read about Jasmiini Pylkkänen's experience doing fieldwork in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
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Fieldwork Reflection: Megan Sheremata
Hear about the experiences Megan Sheremata and her reflections on doing research in the Canadian Arctic.
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Sigrún Sigurðardóttir
My name is Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, an Associate Professor at The School of Health Science at the University of Akureyri. I finished The Police Academy of Iceland 1993, Nurse RN 2001, Msc.in Health Sciences, from University of Akureyri 2007, with a focus on consequence of childhood sexual abuse for women. I finished my PhD in Nursing … Continue reading Sigrún Sigurðardóttir
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