North Norway – the High North – the Saamiland – the Barents Region – the Circumpolar Arctic

ARNE O. HOLM, the High North Center at Bodø Graduate School of Business

Arne O. Holm (born in Bodø) is an experienced writer, in-depth journalist and editor, and has worked for the Norwegian media such as NRK, Dagbladet, Dagens Næringsliv and Svalbardposten. He has won several prizes for his social and political engaged reportages, and has written books, amongst them, about Svalbard-related issues.
”The High North Seen from Inside and Outside”
Video. Part 1
Video. Part 2

AILEEN A. ESPÍRITU, senior researcher at the Barents Institute, Kirkenes

Dr. Aileen A. Espíritu (born in Canada): her areas of research include quality of life studies in mono-industry towns in the Barents Region, cross-border identities and performances, gender and interethnic relations.
”Who is the Arctic?: (re)configuring talk, image, imagination”
Video

KNUT ERIK JENSEN, film director, Tromsø

Director Knut Erik Jensen (born in Honningsvåg) is a veteran of the Norwegian film. His films are coloured by his fascination with the Norwegian North and the Russian culture. He has made several feature films, like Stella Polaris (1993), Burnt by Frost (1997), Passing Darkness (2000) and Ice Kiss (2008). In 1978 he joined the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and has since made different films and tv-series for NRK, as well as numerous independent productions.
”The North – between Fiction and Documentary”
Video