Oct 31, 2024: Presentation by Ria-Maria Adams at the “Spirit of Inari” 2024 Seminar
InfraNorth researcher Ria-Maria Adams will present at the seminar “Spirit of Inari 2024: The Future of Regenerative Tourism” at the Sajos Sámi Cultural Center in Inari, Finland, on Thursday, October 31, at 13:10 EET.
Her presentation, titled “For Whom Do the Sleigh Bells Toll? Social Media’s Role in Shaping Expectations of Arctic Tourism Destinations” will examine the ways in which tourism practices are shaped and co-created by local entrepreneurs and tourists alike, who arrive in the Arctic with specific expectations and imaginaries. It will discuss how tourism significantly impacts all parties involved, including local communities, hosts, and guests who arrive in growing numbers at Arctic destinations.
The seminar will bring together stakeholders from the tourism industry and related fields to discuss how to promote socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable and regenerative tourism in Finnish Lapland, and how tourism could support the local community’s wellbeing.
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Jun 2025: Article by Jolynna Sinanan, Ria-Maria Adams & Philipp Budka in “Visual Anthropology”
The peer-reviewed academic journal Visual Anthropology has just published the article “Framing Multipolar Tourism: Imaginaries, Visualities and Futures,” written jointly by Jolynna Sinanan (University of Manchester) and InfraNorth researchers Ria-Maria Adams and Philipp Budka. The article examines multipolar iconography and how imaginaries of remote, climate-vulnerable places have materialized through improved transport, enhanced accommodation facilities, […]
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Apr 16, 2025: Rudolphina Magazine Features Research by Peter Schweitzer
The University of Vienna’s research magazine, Rudolphina, recently featured Peter Schweitzer, principal investigator of InfraNorth, and his long-standing anthropological engagement with Arctic communities. Schweitzer’s research focuses on issues related to the built environment, mobility, remoteness, and the social impacts of climate change on community life in the Arctic. The article, which includes a video interview […]
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Apr 16, 2025: Presentation by Philipp Budka at the Manitoba Museum
InfraNorth team member Philipp Budka will deliver a public presentation of his research titled “Infrastructural Sovereignty and the Social Life of Transport: Ethnographic Insights from Northern Manitoba, Canada” on Wednesday, April 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM (GMT-5) at the Manitoba Museum Auditorium in Winnipeg, Canada. Churchill, Manitoba—a remote Subarctic town of approximately 870 residents—offers […]