In her Ontario Graduate Scholarship-winning research proposal, MA Legal Studies candidate Rosemary Parker suggests that the historical myth of the Arctic as a mysterious, masculine, unknowable space is currently being challenged by a diverse range of human and environmental factors. She proposes that these changes have provided an opportunity for state leaders to reinterpret and/or reconstruct the myth of the Arctic in order to levy support for northern sovereignty-seeking initiatives. Rosemary also seeks to reveal counter-narratives for the Arctic that are being developed by non-state actors in response to the emerging state myths. Ultimately, she seeks to demonstrate how these narratives and counter-narratives are shaping the domestic and foreign laws of Canada, Russia, and Denmark. This project grows out of her broader interests in societal change, conflict, and lawlessness.