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Joanna Kafarowski
My name is Joanna Kafarowski. I’m a Canadian independent scholar with the best of both worlds; I live in a sunny warm place, the Spanish colonial town of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, but write about the poles! I received my PhD in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies from the University of Northern British … Continue reading Joanna Kafarowski
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Jessica Penney
My name is Jessica Penney. I’m a Nunatsiavut Inuk PhD student at the University of Glasgow. I was raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, but my family is from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Labrador and Carbonear, Newfoundland. From an educational viewpoint, I am a graduate of Pearson College UWC, my undergraduate degree is in Sociology and Public Policy, and … Continue reading Jessica Penney
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Fieldwork Reflection: Hanna Kauko
Hanna Kauko has returned from her fieldwork in the Southern Ocean. Learn a little here about her experience studying the Dronning Maud Land coast.
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Two Women – 9 months – 78 degrees north: Hilde Will Be the First Woman To Winter On Svalbard Without Men
Wintering at Svalbard had been a lifelong dream of Hilde Fålun Strøm (51). However, it was only when nature required its first ‘climate deaths’ that her trip found its goal and a meaning larger than herself. (Originally published at: March 18, 2019 Written by: Elisabeth Bergquist This is an article originally posted in High North News.)
