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Critical Studies of the Arctic

Unravelling the North

Marjo Lindroth editor Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen editor Monica Tennberg editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:2nd Oct '22

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This book is a pioneering effort in critical Arctic studies. The contributions identify and investigate some of the blind spots in human development in the Arctic that research in the social sciences had yet to broach. To this end, the authors tap a variety of critical approaches in fields spanning aesthetics, affect theory, biopolitics, critical geopolitics, Indigenous archaeology, intersectionality, legal anthropology, moral economy, narrative studies, neoliberal governmentality, queer studies and socio-legal studies. The chapters probe topics such as representations of the Arctic in contemporary art, the role of affects in postcolonial Greenland, Canada’s Arctic policies and China’s engagement with the Arctic. The book provides a rich knowledge base for researchers in Arctic social sciences and offers an absorbing textbook for students interested in Arctic issues.

ISBN: 9783031111198

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

283 pages

1st ed. 2022