Orca snorkelling in the Norwegian Arctic is uniquely unregulated. Many tourists seek a redemptive connection to ease feelings of guilt about captivity; others are uneasy about the crowds. My new article explores such ‘ambivalent encounters’ @envplane
https://t.co/PlSfCfQMMI
Yesterday, the UK and EU unveiled a sweeping agreement to rebuild Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
We break down the key aspects of the pact: https://t.co/DnfckQEIQD
Orca snorkelling in the Norwegian Arctic is uniquely unregulated. Many tourists seek a redemptive connection to ease feelings of guilt about captivity; others are uneasy about the crowds. My new article explores such ‘ambivalent encounters’ @envplane
https://t.co/PlSfCfQMMI
How do migrating birds navigate so well? A little bird might leave its nest up in Alaska and arrive on the same branch of the same tree in New Zealand year after year. It turns out, they might be upending the rules of space and time to make it happen. https://t.co/VQZBF4DCT4
a rare treat to be with so many whale people in one room at the Whaling Narratives workshop @UiB_HF - case studies from Japan, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands, Indonesia + others - thank you to Nathan Hopson for bringing us together in beautiful cold Bergen
Fantastic new BA/MA level course developed and taught by my brilliant friend and colleague @TinaPaphitis at @uib_AHKR@UiB_HF! #envhum
https://t.co/4rsFZNSOwP
Nice interview with my friend and collaborator Miriam Sentler on her PhD research for the "Translatability of Oil" (TOIL) project @UniOslo@UniOslo_ILN
Oil and Island Culture in Shetland: A Conversation with Miriam Sentler
https://t.co/cRurFsDBVa
So cool to be in Bergen and hear from @KPraebel and Julius Nielsen #Greenlandsharkproject@UiTGenetics and get some updates on the latest Greenland shark research several years after their discoveries got me interested in sharks! @Havforskningen
Inspirational couple of days with the @WhoP_UiO project team + special guests at @UniOslo_IKOS celebrating 5 years of such an interesting project - and where whale-human relations might go next! Thanks @AikeRots and the organisational team @sonja_aman 🐳
Join our next Bergen Social Anthropology Seminar with @karinlille, in which we will hear about such 'charismatic' animals as muskoxen and wild reindeer - whether one sees them, smells them, or scares them away - in Norway's Dovrefjell National Park. 🦌🦬
https://t.co/yxYtOtIkY8
"Whales of Power: Interdisciplinary Perspectives": SEATIMES' @jon_remme and @_sadiesaid will be taking part in this exciting public symposium organised by the fantastic @WhoP_UiO team incl. @AikeRots on Friday 8 November. We hope to see you there!
https://t.co/DnXoLRPjQA
Thank you so much to Anthropology on Air listeners for helping us reach this milestone! Season 4, episode 1 now available on Spotify, along with all other episodes from previous seasons: https://t.co/dnrQA4G5Wq
Listen to me talking about birds, birding and multispecies anthropology in Bergen. Particular thanks to @_sadiesaid for starting off by asking me about Girdle Ness.
27 Ocean Anthropology students/volunteers + a LOT of rubbish at Sotra west of Bergen yesterday during our ocean/beach cleanup, in collaboration with World Saving Hustle 🌊🌞 We even got time for a swim! https://t.co/S0tTMIP57H @BergenAnthropo1@Seatimes_UiB
We are delighted to welcome Andrew Whitehouse @AnthropologyAb2@aberdeenuni as our next BSAS speaker! Join us next Thursday, 5 September, in Bergen to hear about British birders, loss/absence, and the patchy Anthropocene: https://t.co/F3lB0WxU4q #Anthropocene#birdwatching
This Sunday: beach clean near Bergen and we might even have sun..! 🩴⛅ come and join some of my Ocean Anthropology students and nature non-profit World Saving Hustle https://t.co/94xnHMXAxG Free lunch and transport. Registration mandatory!