Isobel Hooker is pursuing an MA in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at The Ohio State University with a focus on Russian Language and the Northwest Russian Arctic region. Isobel received a BA in Art History and Russian and Eurasian Studies at Colgate University and completed thesis research on topics of both Soviet agitprop porcelain, and witches and criminality in late Imperial Russia. Isobel's current interests include Arctic ecotourism, Russia's Arctic borders, Saami reindeer husbandry, and material and visual culture in Polar and Arctic spaces.