Opportunities for Collaboration in IPY
International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
For further information, please go to the IASSA web site:
http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa/
To facilitate the submission of arctic social science and humanities
expressions of intent (pre-proposals) to the ICSU, the International
Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) has launched an initiative to
create an exchange of ideas, discussion, and active communication.
As part of that effort, IASSA would like to announce the following
opportunities for collaboration.
Further information on each of these projects and the IASSA IPY
facilitation initiative is available at:
http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa
PIs welcome collaboration
"Beyond the Pole: Robert E. Peary and History of American Arctic
Exploration"
Contact information:
Susan A. Kaplan
E-mail: skaplan [at] bowdoin.edu
Genevieve LeMoine
E-mail: glemoine [at] bowdoin.edu
We are still building our steering committee and consortium and welcome
contact from individuals or organizations involved in polar exploration
research.
"The Political Ecology of Arctic Pastoralism"
Contact Information:
David G. Anderson
E-mail: david.anderson [at] sami.uit.no
The SARVVIS programme at the University of Tromso would like to invite
scholars in the IASSA network to consider focusing on the theme of
political ecology in order to bring out some of the rich experience that
arctic scientists have achieved.
PI invites IPY collaboration
"New Religious Movements in the Arctic"
Contact information:
David G. Anderson
E-mail: david.anderson [at] abdn.ac.uk
Among the IASSA community, we invite collaboration from scholars
interested in new forms of ritual action among plains and Dene first
nations people in Canada.
PI seeking collaboration
"Online Resources for the History of Polar Science"
Contact information:
Susan Grigg
E-mail: ffslg [at] uaf.edu
I am seeking scholars and repositories to collaborate on a web site plus
digital archives on the history of polar science.
Further information on each of these projects and the IASSA IPY
facilitation initiative is available at:
http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/iassa