Off-the-Grid Life of Arctic Nomads: Social Generating of Electricity in the Northern Yamal

Dmitry Arzyutov

doi:10.17516/1997–1370–0454

Off-the-Grid Life of Arctic Nomads: Social Generating of Electricity in the Northern Yamal

Dmitry Arzyutov^* (Corresponding Author)

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This article deals with the ethnographic analysis of the history and social life of electricity among Nenets in the Yamal Peninsula. Based on historical documents and field data the author reconstructs a history of the electrification of the northern part of the peninsula. This work also includes the reflections on social and cultural meanings of electricity among Nenets in and out the tundra. Through these historical and current dynamics, the author suggests analysing the life of electricity in off-the-grid settings through the lens of transnational technological entanglements in the Arctic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1356–73
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences
Volume	12
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17516/1997–1370–0454
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2019

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This work has been supported by the RSF project “Energy of the Arctic and Siberia: The Use of Resources in the Context of Socio-Economic and Environmental Changes” (No. 18–18–00309)

Keywords

ethnography
electricity
nomads
Nenets
development of the North
Arctic

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Off-the-Grid Life of Arctic Nomads: Social Generating of Electricity in the Northern Yamal

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