RESEARCH
AFFILIATED PROJECTS
MYBIT is an ongoing research programme concerning sustainability and the interactions between humans and the natural world in the Lake Mývatn district.
ICECHANGE considers the natural world in literary and historical sources from Iceland ca. AD 800 to 1800
ARCPATH has a primary focus on the opportunities and challenges involved in promoting
responsible and sustainable development in Arctic regions
RESEARCH POTENTIAL
The core team has considerable and varied research experience and extensive knowledge of a variety of subjects relating to ongoing projects and pertaining to the main theme of SCN. This will result in several future courses.
LOCAL LORE
In a similar vein to MYBIT and ICECHANGE, there are possibilities of collection, dissemination and analyses of local cultural and environmental history, as well as post-disciplinary research into expressions and conceptions of the reciprocity of nature and culture. These range from medieval literature encompassing the vast variety of early modern handwritten manuscripts to the rapid evolution into modernity. The subjects will range from: history; folklore; old and new ways of life; literature; manuscript culture; storytelling; demography; material culture; food traditions; use of vegetation; emigration to North America and Canada; As well as a focus on natural resources and deserted areas ranging from Flatey island north of Skjálfandi bay to the Ódáðahraun lava fields in the south. SCN aims to participate in or pursue research grants for studies based on the topics described above. Such projects may be developed into pilot studies for further investigation into the role and value of cultural data collection in remote rural communities.