Greenlandic and Arctic Studies
About the unit
Greenlandic and Arctic Studies is an intercultural and regional field of study with a primary focus on culture, society, and language in Greenland and the Arctic; the research draws in particular on linguistics, anthropology, history, literary studies, Indigenous methodologies, and cultural studies in the humanities. The researchers address a range of topics that often relate to colonial and postcolonial relations and processes. Greenlandic and Arctic Studies is one of the oldest programmes at the University of Copenhagen (founded in 1920). Today, the section’s distinctive profile is characterised by topics related to the rights of Indigenous peoples, language dynamics, cultural encounters, history, and modern social development.
Contact
Frank Sejersen
Head of Section
The research community serves and interacts with public and private stakeholders in Denmark, Greenland, and abroad, providing up-to-date knowledge on Arctic conditions and issues and contributing research-based critical, comparative, and cross-cultural perspectives. Affiliated with the research community is the internationally recognized Polar Library, which houses one of the world’s largest collections of Arctic-related literature and materials.
Generally, our institutional Arctic research work is conducted through UCPH Arctic, HUM Arctic, and the University of the Arctic. In addition, our researchers participate in international research projects and collaborate with communities and institutions in Greenland and the Arctic.
Collaborative research projects and networks
- Between Pride and Shame: Postcolonial Renegotiations of Greenland as Part of Danish Cultural Heritage
- Compiling a Greenlandic Etymological Dictionary, contact Kenneth Wehr
- Contemporary Danish Literature about Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), contact Emilie Dybdal
- Grammatik og agrammatisme i grønlandsk (GreenGram)
- Ilisimatooq – Theoretical and sociopolitical conflicts in Inuit studies in the first half of the 20th century, contact Mads Kildegaard Thalbitzer
- LIQUIDICE - LinkIng and QUantifying the Impacts of climate change on inlanD ICE, snow cover, and permafrost on water resources and society in vulnerable regions
- Minerals for a green transition: a good business case for Kalaallit Nunaat?
- Teaching in Greenlandic at the primary schools in Greenland, contact Naja Blytmann Trondheim
- Terminologiudvikling i grønlandsk grammatik i samarbejde med GAS og Ilisimatusarfik, contact Naja Blytmann Trondheim
Researchers
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor - Promotion Programme
- PhD Fellow
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor
- Teaching Associate Professor
- PhD Fellow