Geographic research has had a long and often problematic history in northern regions. In recent years, however, critical geographic approaches have emerged to offer new insight into the study of social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental change in the region. In this course, students will explore critical geographic approaches in the Canadian and circumpolar Norths in an effort to understand past and present northern geographies related to a range of themes including: Indigenous lands and self-determination, colonial and decolonizing formations, uneven development, housing and social determinants of health, urbanization, climate change, extractive industries, food security, sovereignty, and ethics and responsibility in northern research.