Mirja Arnshav
Biographic Data
| ID | 5904922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mirja Arnshav |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mirja |
| FAMILY NAME | Arnshav |
| SIGNATURE | ARNSHAV M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Maritime Museums |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2037-3341 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Maritime Materials, Metaphors and Mindscapes
‘Who has known the ocean?’ pioneering biologist and writer Carson (1937) asks in her famous essay Undersea, reminding us that with our earth-bound senses, no scientist can ever claim to truly under...
Baltic Escape Boats in Sweden
This essay presents the results of a survey of the remains of boats used for escaping from occupied Baltic countries to Sweden during World War II. It discusses how such remains can be identified and what knowledge and understanding can be gained from their materiality. Whilst these vessels do cast light on a particular escape situation, they also add to a more general understanding of material culture related to forced migration
The sea shall have our weapons’
During the Second World War, a large number of guns were brought to Sweden by refugees escaping the occupation powers of the eastern Baltic countries. Most people had very limited space for bringing belongings with them, but small arms were apparently highly prioritised when setting out – yet, at the same time, they were usually disposed of in the course of the crossing. Informed by Latours’ thoughts on hybrid actors, this paper explores the rela…
Submarines in the Silent World
The wrecks of two Soviet submarines, the S7 and the SC-305, were discovered by private wreck-searching teams in 1998 and 2007 respectively. For more than half a century the whereabouts of the wrecks had remained a mystery. Drawing from the case of the two sunken Second World War submarines, this paper addresses the archaeological significance of moving-image documentation produced in non-archaeological contexts as a tool for interpreting the site…
The Freedom of the Seas
The Freedom of the Seas
The sea shall have our weapons’
During the Second World War, a large number of guns were brought to Sweden by refugees escaping the occupation powers of the eastern Baltic countries. Most people had very limited space for bringing belongings with them, but small arms were apparently highly prioritised when setting out – yet, at the same time, they were usually disposed of in the course of the crossing. Informed by Latours’ thoughts on hybrid actors, this paper explores the rela…
The Freedom of the Seas
Submarines in the Silent World
The wrecks of two Soviet submarines, the S7 and the SC-305, were discovered by private wreck-searching teams in 1998 and 2007 respectively. For more than half a century the whereabouts of the wrecks had remained a mystery. Drawing from the case of the two sunken Second World War submarines, this paper addresses the archaeological significance of moving-image documentation produced in non-archaeological contexts as a tool for interpreting the site…
The sea shall have our weapons’
During the Second World War, a large number of guns were brought to Sweden by refugees escaping the occupation powers of the eastern Baltic countries. Most people had very limited space for bringing belongings with them, but small arms were apparently highly prioritised when setting out – yet, at the same time, they were usually disposed of in the course of the crossing. Informed by Latours’ thoughts on hybrid actors, this paper explores the rela…
Baltic Escape Boats in Sweden
This essay presents the results of a survey of the remains of boats used for escaping from occupied Baltic countries to Sweden during World War II. It discusses how such remains can be identified and what knowledge and understanding can be gained from their materiality. Whilst these vessels do cast light on a particular escape situation, they also add to a more general understanding of material culture related to forced migration
Maritime Materials, Metaphors and Mindscapes
‘Who has known the ocean?’ pioneering biologist and writer Carson (1937) asks in her famous essay Undersea, reminding us that with our earth-bound senses, no scientist can ever claim to truly under...
History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works) · Oceanography (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Baltic sea (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works)