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For a very long time, longer than I care to remember, I’ve been interested in the adaptation of derelict buildings as cultural and arts spaces - in particular the creative re-use of industrial structu...

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I am from France, where I studied telecommunications engineering. I didn’t really want to pursue engineering for a living, but I finished my Master’s and I was ready to accept that that would be my ca...

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I was a student in the Coastal and Marine Management programme in 2011–2013. Not only did I have a great time, but the programme also helped launch my career in environmental law and provided lasting ...

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Coastal culture and heritage were the central focus of the course "Maritime Anthropology" that I taught the last week before winter break. The class is an elective for the Coastal Communities and Regi...

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The wind was howling as it blew snow across the road on Steingrímsfjarðarheiði on our drive to Ísafjörður in late October. Although it was not an unfamiliar sight for me, it was an undeniable sign to ...

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In explaining what I do now, after my studies in Ísafjörður, I should note that my path has long been more squiggly than straight. My interests overlapped with more than one discipline and it took a w...

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On Wednesday the 14th of October, students enrolled in the course Arctic Ocean Governance, with Brad Barr, and some second-year students loaded up into a 4x4 van and set off down to drive the 7 hours ...

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Tourism is one of the main pillars of the Icelandic economy. For remote and rural communities it is considered to be one of the main tools for filling the gap that a declining fisheries industry has l...

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After our sociology class last September, the cohort started joking about the concept of “authenticity.” Is anything authentic? Is everything authentic? Who really knows? I mention this because, the l...

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This August, I am collecting my master’s thesis data for the coastal and marine resource management program at the University Centre of the Westfjords. Working with TARI – Faroe Seaweed, a Faroese Sea...

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After a year of studies in Iceland in the Coastal and Marine Management Program, I returned to Naknek, Alaska. My interest in the human dimensions of fisheries management was sparked here as my family...