My research focuses on how the Sami were represented in text and images in four natural scientists’ travel- and scientific journals and letter correspondence during the nineteenth century. The scientists are Goran Wahlenberg (1780-1851), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861), Sven Loven (1809-1895) and Axel Hamberg (1863-1933).

Frank Wild had more Antarctic experience than anyone else during the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration (1895-1922), participating in five expeditions between 1901 and 1922.

IPY Poster for Education Conference in Brazil

We know that many partners represent IPY in events around the world. Our partner, Miriam Almeida, produced an informative poster for an education conference in Brazil. Even if you don't read Portuguese, you will get a sense of the activities and energy and you can enjoy the pictures. Download the poster, below.

For the past three weeks, a group of undergraduates from 11 countries has heard lectures, collected terrestrial and marine samples, climbed the steep slopes beneath bird colonies, and watched huge male walruses at arms length from small boats. I heard that on their 'rest' day they took an 11-hour hike. I know that a few of them (mostly the Norwegians, I hear) took a very short swim. In the most recent 48 hours they have sorted their samples, identified their organisms, explored and analyzed their data, and produced a presentation and a poster. Along the way they confronted every incompatibility among operating systems, software versions, and analysis and visualization tools, worked long hours, and met deadlines. Then they impressed two Svalbard journalists with their...