Calgary Lecture Series: Arctic Futures

The Arctic is under the global spotlight due to challenges like climate change, resource development, and international cooperation and security concerns. Now more than ever, there is a sharper focus on the future of the North.

Join Mark Nuttall, Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, as he shares insights from his research in Greenland and Canada’s North. Explore how conservation, environmental protection, governance, and the incorporation of local and Indigenous viewpoints are collectively influencing the trajectory of Arctic futures.

This event is open to all alumni and their guests.

Space is limited. Registration will close when the event reaches capacity, or on Oct. 30, 2023.

Mark Nuttall is a social anthropologist and has travelled widely in the polar regions. He is a Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, and has done long-term research in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Finland, Scotland and Wales. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, member of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Greenland and Greenland Climate Research Centre in Nuuk. Mark is author, co-author and editor of more than 20 books, including Arctic Homeland, Protecting the Arctic, Anthropology and Climate Change, Encyclopedia of the Arctic, The Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions, The Scramble for the Poles, The Arctic: what everyone needs to know, and The Shaping of Greenland’s Resource Spaces.