The Project

 

Iceland lies in the North. This statement not only denotes a geographical location; it also evokes a set of associations regarding local conditions and culture.

 

The research project Iceland and Images of the North illuminates Iceland’s role as an important part of the circumpolar world through the analysis of various representations of Iceland as part of the North, the function and use of such images in the present and their origins in the past. The project is a cooperative, interdisciplinary and international undertaking on the part of researchers in the humanities and social sciences.