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
More Than a Shaman: The Life History of An Altai Shepherd Surrounded by Sacred Mountains, Siberian Ethnographers, and Anthropological Ideas
Arzyutov, D.
Anthropology of Siberia in the Making: Openings and Closures from the 1840s to the Present. Habeck, J. O., Vaté, V. (eds.). Lit Verlag
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Puteshestvii͡a cherez sibirskui͡u step' i taĭgu k antropologicheskim kont͡sept͡sii͡am: ėtnoistorii͡a Sergei͡a i Elizavety Shirokogorovykh (Journeys through the Siberian Steppes and Taiga to Anthropological Concepts: The Ethno-history of Sergei and Elizabeth Shirokogoroff)
Arzyutov, D. (ed.), Anderson, D. G. (ed.), Podrezova, S. (ed.)
Vol. 1, Indrik, Moscow. 544 pages
Books and Reports: Books
Reassembling the Environmental Archives of the Cold War: Perspectives from the Russian North
Arzyutov, D.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 221 pages
Books and Reports: Books
Dvoĭnoe poslanie’ ėtnosa: kommentariĭ k stat'e akademika Valerii͡a Tishkova (The "double bind" of the Etnos: A commentary on contribution by Academic Valerii Tishkov)
Arzyutov, D., Anderson, D. G.
Etnograficheskoe Obozrenie, no. 2, pp. 102–107
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Ėtnografii͡a ėtnografa: Andreĭ Grigor’evich Danilin i ego arkhivy (Ethnography of an ethnographer: Andrei G. Danilin and his archives)
Arzyutov, D., Danilina, L.
Sibirskie istoricheskie issledovania, no. 4, pp. 274-325
Arctic: Culture and Climate. Lincoln, A., Cooper, J., Loovers, J. P. L. (eds.). Thames & Hudson, in collaboration with The British Museum, pp. 242-254, 15 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters