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Publications

On this page you will find a list of selected publications, litterature and press-material.

Publications and press
Knud Rasmussen and Helge Bangsted engaged with ethnographic work during the expedition. The photograph is captured in the small "office" which was also Knud Rasmussens bedroom when he was not away on one of the many sledgejourneys. Foto: the Fifth Thule Expedition

News and press

Inuit knowledge and western science

Inuit knowledge and western science

Senior researcher Martin Appelt wish to mix Inuit knowledge and traditional science: "Science should be more than just peer-reviewed articles" he explains in this article brought by the sciencenordic.com. Follow the link below to read the full article.

A sense of identity

A sense of identity

In this article brought by the CBC news you can read about how the Fifth Thule Atlas can be seen as a living document which can help strenghten a sense of Inuit identity. Follow the link below to read the full article.

Selected litterature and publications

Mathiassen, Therkel (1945), Report on the Expedition. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. I. No. 1. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Grøntved, John. S., Et. Al. (1937), Botany. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. II. No. 1-3. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Fischer-Møller, K. (1937), Skeletal remains of the Central Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. III. No. 1. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Mathiassen, Therkel (1927), Archæology of the Central Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Birket-Smith, Kaj (1929), The Caribou Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. V. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Mathiassen, Therken & Birket-Smith, Kaj (1945), Eskimo and Indian Ethnology. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Rasmussen, Knud (1930), Intellectual Culture of the Iglulik Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. VII. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Rasmussen, Knud (1931), The Netsilik Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. VIII. No.1-2. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Rasmussen, Knud (1932), Intellectual Culture of the Copper Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. IX. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Mathiassen, Therkel (1930), Archæological Collections from the Western Eskimos. Reports of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, vol. X. No.1. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag.

Rasmussen, Knud (1927), Across Arctic America. Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

Contact

Christian Sune Pedersen

Head of Research and Collections

Christian.Sune.Pedersen@natmus.dk

Anne Mette Jørgensen

Curator and Project Manager

Anne.Mette.Joergensen@natmus.dk


Martin Appelt

Curator and Senior Researcher

Martin.Appelt@natmus.dk