This seminar relates to different aspects of current life of Indigenous and other people in the North and in the Arctic: ecological, climatological, sociological, cultural and political.
This Graduate Seminar relates to different aspects of current life of Indigenous and other people in the North and in the Arctic: ecological, climatological, sociological, cultural and political. The topics will be discussed in abundantly illustrated lectures involving dialogue among scholars and Indigenous representatives.
The proposed activity will provide a space for reflection on how Northern territories are changing. We will explore the many cultural, demographic, economic, natural, sociological and anthropological dimensions of this change through case studies comparing the situation in northern Eurasia - and more specifically Russia - northern Canada and Québec. The juxtaposition of the similarities and differences of the situations in the two continents will open the way for a discussion on the future Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations in the North.
This Graduate Seminar will take place at the Venice International University (VIU), on the Isle of San Servolo. It will be led by:
In partnership with:
In cooperation with the DIALOG - Aboriginal Peoples Research and Knowledge Network
This Graduate seminar is offered to PhD, Post-doc and Master students ending their program in Social Sciences and any other discipline that is related to Northern studies. Open to candidates from all the VIU Member Institutions and invited scholars from the DIALOG - Aboriginal Peoples Research and Knowledge Network. Excellent candidates from non-member institutions will be also considered, if invited by the scientific coordinators.
Students from the VIU member universities (including UNIL) will pay no participation fees.
The participation fee for students of non-member universities is € 900 (the reduced rate for DIALOG scholars € 410). The fee is inclusive of tuition, course materials, accommodation, lunches, social events and taxes).
Applications via the VIU website until November 17, 2017.