CAFE is a thematic network for the University of the Arctic which focuses upon how archival collections, ethnographic fieldwork, and the study of folklore enrich the representation of and communication across the circumpolar region and its people.
The network will place an emphasis on how the digitization of manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings, and material objects is improving access to collections and making it possible to share collections with host communities. We will specifically examine the best practices of digital sharing and the ethical questions that these technologies pose.
The network is centered around the existing folklore, photographic, and ethnographic collections held by its founding members and will seek to involve community organizations, indigenous research institutes, local artists and media producers, and new academic partners to create a forum for discussing the role of these archives in cultural revival as well as collaborating to create innovative ways for archival materials to reach wider audiences.
If you are interested in joining the network, please send a paragraph describing your interests in circumpolar archival research, folklore, or ethnography, your address, and your email and website to the network co-ordinators.
Contact Details
David Anderson
Dept of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen
At our first network meeting we discussed making a formal application to the UArctic to become a thematic network. We also identified future conferences and meetings where we could meet. Our application to the UArctic
Santiago de Compostela Network Meeting - 16 April 2019
Our 2019 meeting involved seven members of the network and discussed future funding initiatives and a plan to start a field school. Minutes of meeting
Stockholm UArctic Council Meeting - 19 September 2019
On 19 September our network was approved officially at the UArctic Council Meeting in Stockholm.
UArctic Assembly, Portland Maine - 2 June 2023
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, we held our first executive meeting in Portland
Pisʹmo iz temnoty: retsentzia na knigu: Sergei Kan, ‘Lev Shternberg: ėtnolog, narodnik, borets za prava evreev’ (2023) (Letter from the Darkness: Review of Sergei Kan’s book ‘Lev Shternebrg…’ (2023))
Arzyutov, D.
Antropologicheskii Forum, vol. 61, pp. 230-235
Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
Res Publica Literaria Frant͡sa Boasa, ili kak postroitʹ transnat͡sionalʹnui͡u antropologii͡u s pomoshchʹi͡u pisem (Franz Boas’ Res Publica Literaria, or How to Build Transnational Anthropology with Letters)
Arzyutov, D., Kan, S., Siragusa, L.
Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie, vol. 189, no. 5
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Rien ne se perd: du développement durable dans les pratiques des communautés autochtones du Nord russe (Nothing Is Lost: Sustainable Development in the Practices of Indigenous Communities in the Russian North)
Siragusa, L., Arzyutov, D.
Slavica Occitania, vol. 58, pp. 301-324
Contributions to Journals: Articles
The Boas Bridges to Russia: Building Anthropologies with Letters
Arzyutov, D., Kan, S., Siragusa, L.
Paper Bridges Between Franz Boas and Russian Anthropology. Arzyutov, D., Kan, S., Siragusa, L., Pershai, A. (eds.). University of Nebraska Press
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
When Siberian Indigenous Inscriptive Practices Meet Slavic and Eurasian Literature Studies
Arzyutov, D., Siragusa, L.
Inclusive Strategies and Critical Pedagogies for East European and Eurasian Languages. Rucker-Chang, S., Stauffer, R. (eds.). Academic Studies Press
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Paper Bridges Between Franz Boas and Russian Anthropology
Arzyutov, D. (ed.), Kan, S. (ed.), Siragusa, L. (ed.), Pershai, A. (ed.)
Vol. 1, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London
Books and Reports: Books
Sensing the Life of Material: Mammoth Ivory and Craftsmen's Work