Country: Norway – City: Kirkenes – Address: Norway, Kirkenes, Wiulls gate 3

Arctic Night of Geography: Toponymic Geopolitics in Border areas and Polar Regions

Description:

The event will include an input on central concepts of Critical Toponymy or Place Naming Studies and zoom in on recent studies of toponymic geopolitics, especially in border areas and Polar regions. The event will conclude with a quiz.

Main objectives:

The Arctic Night of Geography will promote geographic knowledge and stimulate reflection on how social and political processes unfold in space.

Event language: English

The event will be: “Live” in presence

Link (for online events): it will be displayed here as soon as possible

Reference person: Ekaterina Mikhailova – Role or function: Associate Professor in Border Studies – Reference organization: Barents Institute, University of Tromsø

Those who organize are: Academics

Estimated starting time (local time): 15.00.00

Expected duration: around 1 hour

Event program: it will be displayed here as soon as possible

GeoNight code: 25375