J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Denis Defibaugh

Defibaugh, alongside a selective team of scientists, historians, and anthropologists, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, Nikon Camera and a host of cultural organizations in Greenland, created a modern and multi-media ethnology of life above the Arctic Circle. Living among the Inuit, over 15 months in four progressively remote locations, Defibaugh was able to establish portrait studios and conduct middle school photo workshops with exhibitions of their work, providing a contemporary and interactive visual record of these endangered indigenous people. In this book group, Denis Defibaugh discusses, among other things:Persistence in grant writing - (hint his third attempt was the charm)The power of collaboration across auspices and professions The ability to communicate and form friendship without shared languageThe value of embedding in a culture to provide a reflective cultural representationThe wonders of whale meat, reindeer and wolf fishSanta’s Summer addressReferenced in the episodeNorth by Nuuk : Greenland After Kent Polar FieldUummannaq Polar Institute National Science FoundationAsanninneq - Hans-Ole Amossen Jam Nanook - IngerlaliinnaleqaagutMusic of additional interest:DeBartali Crew that Hans Ole put together.Uummannaq Childrens Home singers; traditional music.Denis Defibaugh https://www.denisdefibaughgreenland.com/about-denisEngage with J. Sybylla Smith  https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith

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