Introduction
Welcome to our digital exhibit highlighting the Arctic-focused research undertaken by HKS faculty and scholars, including those associated with the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative. This page is a companion to the physical display in the HKS Library, last available in March 2020. Harvard affiliates can request books via HOLLIS, for pick-up at the library of your choice.
For other Harvard Library resources on the Arctic such as Arctic-focused journals, think tanks and digital resources, visit our Arctic Studies research guide.
News
- Arctic Today (Harvard login)Arctic Today is an independent news source in partnership with media organizations from around the circumpolar North.
General Background
- Arctic CouncilLeading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic.
- Arctic CircleNon-profit network of network of governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe.
- Arctic PortalA comprehensive gateway to Arctic information and data on the internet, increasing information sharing and co-operation among Arctic stakeholders and granting exposure to Arctic related information and data.
- US Arctic Research CommissionIndependent agency that advises President and Congress on domestic and international research on Arctic. Publishes biennual report of the United States Arctic Research Commission to the President and Congress of the United States
- Annual Reviews (Harvard login)Annual reviews offer comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scholars. Limit your search to arctic in the abstract field or search by specific countries and/or keywords.
E-Books (Harvard login)
Arctic Geopolitics, Media and Power
Open Access
Print Books on Display
Documentaries (Online streaming)
- Being Caribou (Harvard Login) Award winning documentary on a couple undertaking an epic 1,500-km-long trip to follow the migration of the caribou across Arctic tundra.
- The Great Adventure (Harvard login) In The Great Adventure, filmmaker Jean Lemire and his crew undertake a five-month, 21 000-kilometre voyage to record the impact of global warming on the Arctic.
- The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced (Harvard login) Two scientific expeditions to Alaska, 100 years apart, give us a view of environmental damage and the change in society's attitudes towards the Arctic.
- Legend of Uvayok (Harvard login) The pilgrimage of two elders who were born in igloos surviving in their their territory. They tell about the incredible legend of Uvajuq, retracing, as well, the Inuit genesis.
- Lords of the Arctic (Harvard login) Through its footage of polar bears, thick-billed murres, bowhead whales, muskox and caribou Lords of the Arctic permits us to observe the impact of climate change on the wildlife of the North.
- People of the Ice (Harvard login) This feature documentary explores the threats of global warming to the Arctic environment that has nurtured the Inuit for 4,000 years.
- Sila and the Gatekeepers of the Arctic (Harvard Login) In the striking landscape of Greenland, the documentary takes the audience to distinct geographical locations in Greenland: The Inland Ice Sheet, the capital Nuuk, Disko Bay and the village of Siorapaluk, a settlement that lies closest to the North Pole.
- Strait Through the Ice (Harvard Login) Examines the geopolitical ramifications of the opening of the Northwest Passage due to global warming.