Hear from Finnish sealer Jouni Heinikoski, a project observer, on CBC Radio's The Broadcast about the EU seal product ban.

Learn more about the Ålandic perspective on local fisheries, including the impact of grey seals via a new LUKE report by Seals, Stigma and Survival SI Kristina Svels, project observer Viktor Eriksson and co-authors Linda Sundström and Pekka Salmi

Thanks @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #LaurierArchives for the chance to explore your holdings & reflect more on my @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Cultural Violence, Stigma & the Legacy of the Anti-Sealing Movement" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social

While reviewing recently collected material from the Laurier Archives, project PI Danita Burke has begun to question “was I wrong?” in her 2023 book on anti-sealing cultural violence. Here Burke discusses whether the situation has escalated to cultural & economic genocide

An excellent summary of last week's conference with @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social

Fieldwork update: Talking with diplomats and advocates in Brussels about sealing traditions and economic importance, the EU ban and recent fitness check of the trade in seal products regulations, the impact of seals on marine ecosystems and ecosystem imbalances in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and Baltics

Learn more about Luisa Lollio, a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oulu, Finland working on how climate change and pollution impacts the coast of South Greenland as part of the ICEBERG project https://arctic-iceberg.eu/

Would love to publish a version of this post on our website! We always publicize the Joan Mitchell Travel Award, and it is great to hear how it is used! (And support your project!) Here's a post from the first one awarded to @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social in 2014! niche-canada.org/2014/06/18/l...

Correction of final around of dissertations is complete. It was a pleasure to work with you all @qmul.bsky.social @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social #CambridgeEducationGroup on the MA in IR and MA in Int'l Public Policy. Good luck to all my past students and best of luck to colleagues. It's been a pleasure!

Research Recap: Archival research on anti-sealing/harvesting activism, #Greenpeace, #IFAW, impact on Northern Canadian economies and Canadian Indigenous communities and peoples at the Laurier Archives and Collections, Wilfrid Laurier University #SurvivingSealingStigma

Check out the new piece informed by research for the project "Seals, Stigma and Survival" and itsongoing fieldwork in @ca.theconversation.com‬ "The European Union excluded Greenland from public consultations on the EU seal product ban. Why?" ‪@ec.europa.eu‬ ‪@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu‬

New! Piece by PI @danitaburke.bsky.social & SI Erik Kielsen on the EU public consultation on fitness of its trade ban on seal products. Prelim results suggest no Greenlandic public input. Calling for @ec.europa.eu to pause report & engage first @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com

Delighted my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" is available for preorder routledge.com/Greenpeace-i.... Thanks to all who made this possible! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk @iashedinburgh.bsky.social

Using my book on #antisealing #culturalviolence against #NFLDLAB to support rural towns & orgs that aim to preserve & promote our heritage today with the last of the royalty used to make postcards w/ a local press & donated to #Triton & #PilleysIsland Cards delivered today! @govnl.bsky.social

Fieldwork observation: Some sealers note hypocrisy of @ec.europa.eu position sealing is morally reprehensible w/ pig farming in Europe. Words like "strange" & "disgusting" have come up in contrast to experiences of humane hunting in open fresh ecosystems www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...

It's #blueberry time! We've done pretty good despite frost warnings but a new forest fire in the area is a point of caution when heading out. Check before going in the woods! #RuralNewfoundland #traditionalwayoflife @govnl.bsky.social @ntvnewsnl.bsky.social @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social

Fact Sheet - Impact of the EU ban on seal products: 3 things you need to know… #survivingsealingstigma #EUsealproductban #InuitException #personaluseexemption #Arctic #subArctic #NorthAtlantic

When people debate the status of the EU ban on seal products, much attention is given to EU consideration for Indigenous rights through the Inuit Exception, but is the Inuit Exception fit for purpose? Read our latest piece to learn more

Busy day! Secondary Investigator Erik Kielsen #InnovationSouthGreenland #KielsenCoordination is in Nanortalik. This is the second research trip in Greenland, the first was in Narsaq. Aim: Highlight local views on sealing, EU trade ban & activism impacts visitgreenland.com/destinations... @sdu.dk

Today is my last day supervising my final cohort of @qmul.bsky.social @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social students for the MA in Int'l Politics & MA in Public Policy programs. It's been lovely to get to know all the students over the years & best of luck to them with their future endeavours!

Learn more about @sduarctic.bsky.social Professor Dewan Ahsan @sdu.dk project "Arctic cruise emergencies: are we ready?" and his project that seeks to help manage the risks associated with increasing Arctic cruise tourism www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/arctic-... #arctictourism

Delighted to be appointed to the 2025-2029 cohort of censors for courses and dissertations in political science and international relations programs at Danish universities. It's a rewarding and great opportunity! Thanks Censorformandskabet for Statskundskab!

Check out the work of work of ‪@sealsandsurvival.bsky.social‬ Secondary Investigator Erik Kielsen who has created a tri-lingual Inuit Harvesting Year chart #Greenland

As people prepare to celebrate Canada Day, lest we forget for Newfoundland and Labrador it is Memorial Day - our national day of mourning for the lost lives of our young men in the First World War at Beaumont-Hamel - www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran... @govnl.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social

New fear unlocked: swimming with seals and contracting seal-borne parasites in your nose. Read this article first before wading in!

This is a must read! I Spoke w/ Prof Buchmann about seals & parasites & learned that his work includes a fascinating situation where a man very likely contracted a seal-borne parasite in his nose after swimming around seals (and their feces). Didn't know this was possible! @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

Nice to see that our #AsianSurvey paper "Singapore's Use of Education as a Soft Power Tool in Arctic Cooperation" w/ Andre Saramago is still resonating and getting citing by other scholars www.jstor.org/stable/26529... @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social

Check out my latest short piece aimed at helping to clarify what non-violence means @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

Seals, Stigma and Survival introduces the philosophy of non-violence addressing the questions: (1) What is non-violence philosophy?; (2) Why does non-violence matter in anti-sealing activism?; and (3) Who claims to adhere to non-violence? #SurvivingSealingStigma #NordicArcticProgramme

This piece is an overview of comments provided by Canadian-based contributors in 2024 to the EU fitness check on the trade in seal products ban, including governments, gov't departments, Indigenous orgs, community groups and associations and Canadian residents #Canada #NordicArcticProgramme #NAPA

Time for a cup of coffee, I think😊Just signed a new contract w/ #Routledge for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti Sealing Era". Thanks to those who made it possible!" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social #LaurierArchives @sduarctic.bsky.social

Check out the @danitaburke.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social interview #InfoNorth with NL documentarian Anne Troake and her work on highlighting anti-sealing activism harms #survivingsealingstigma @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social survivingsealingstigma.com?p=143

FACT: Ever wonder why prices of each seal pelts varies & how those variations are determined? At Carino this machine enables a precise measurement for pelts to determine price per sq ft @mike49.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @ntvnewsnl.bsky.social @vocmnews.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social

Call for papers! Join us at #DPSA2025, Nov 24–25 in Nyborg. Dean Cooper-Cunningham & I are leading the Int'l Politics section—submit your paper/panel on any topic in the field by Aug 18, 15:00. Link to submit abstract: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Questions? Just reach out!

It was a pleasure to visit Norwegian-Canadian seal processing company Carino for @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social & learn about their work/role in the preservation, promotion & protection of local sealing/fishing TK @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social

The project is underway! First stop: fieldwork at the Norwegian-Canadian seal processing business – Carino. Learn more about the experience, including the work ongoing at Carino to preserve, protect and promote irreplaceable traditional sealing/fishing knowledge

This week SDU Arctic is taking part in the Arctic Science in Action Workshop at The University of The Faroe Islands. A great collaboration across universities and research institutions in Greenland, Denmark and The Faroe Islands @sdu.dk @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @diis.dk @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

Denmark has said that it will summon the US ambassador to Copenhagen to respond to reports that US intelligence agencies have been ordered to increase espionage in Greenland. #Arctic www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is an overview piece of comments provided by Swedish-based contributors in 2024 to the EU fitness check on the trade in seal products ban #Sweden #NordicArcticProgramme #NAPA

Looking for a new PhD opportunity? The Centre for Journalism @sdu.dk invites applications for a three-year full time PhD Scholarship for the project Constructive Journalism: Conceptualization, Implementation & Evaluation jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY329/p... (Deadline - June 2, 2025) @apecs-denmark.bsky.social

Am now a senior research fellow @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk. Many thanks to my colleagues, family and friends for all your support @sduarctic.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social

FYI - New Danish Arctic Funding opportunity (September 3, 2025 deadline) - dff.dk/en/about-the... @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk @ucph.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social

Learn more about the British Association for Canadian Studies/BACS & its 50th anniversary conference hosted by the Center of Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh https://britishassociationforcanadianstudies.com/conference/. Subjects discussed range from Indigenous politics to greenwashing

Interview with Jim Winter, retired CBC journalist and former president of the Canadian Sealers Association; learn more about the history of anti-sealing activism and the profound impact it is having on rural and coastal communities #researchrecap #survivingsealingstigma

The chance to learn about the skillful fusion of sealing/fishing TK w/ modern practices occurred in an atmosphere of positivity, hard work & hope. If only we were all so lucky to go to work & know what a positive & impactful role our work was having for our cultures & communities

One of the most striking things I've learnt working on cultural violence, sealing & TK: Just 48 people actively stand b/t the extinction of generations of continuous sealing/fishing traditional knowledge on cultural & economic seal processing practices in Newfoundland & Labrador @govnl.bsky.social

Many thanks Dion Dakins for the opportunity to tour the Norwegian-Canadian Carino's seal processing facilities in NL & to learn about the company's vital role in protecting & using sealing/fishing TK w/ modern advancements in its daily work @govnl.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social

One of the most striking things I've learnt working on cultural violence, sealing & TK: Just 48 people actively stand b/t the extinction of generations of continuous sealing/fishing traditional knowledge on cultural & economic seal processing practices in Newfoundland & Labrador @govnl.bsky.social

Thank you #routledgePolitics,IRandAreaStudies @routledgehistory.bsky.social for promoting my book and its OA chapters doi.org/10.4324/9781... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social

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