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Master´s Thesis 2020 Material Turn

Nina Åström

Polar Bear Strategy

Even though the population of polar bears is decreasing and might face a large scale decrease due to the heating of the Arctic, the presence of these animals is still a fact in polar societies. The presence of polar bears becomes a symbol for the sense of exposure towards nature that always is picking on your attention while visiting a far North place. Nature certainly is the dominating force in the Arctic. Human interaction is, in comparison, very sparse and small scale. The present is dominated by nature, and it is noticeable in a more direct way than in Southern societies.