Antarcticness

Inspirations and imaginaries

Edited by Ilan Kelman

ISBN: 9781800081444

Publication: February 08, 2022

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Antarcticness joins disciplines, communication approaches and ideas to explore meanings and depictions of Antarctica. Personal and professional words in poetry and prose, plus images, present and represent Antarctica, as presumed and as imagined, alongside what is experienced around the continent and by those watching from afar. These understandings explain how the Antarctic is viewed and managed while identifying aspects which should be more prominent in policy and practice.

The authors and artists place Antarctica, and the perceptions and knowledge through Antarcticness, within inspirations and imaginations, without losing sight of the multiple interests pushing the continent’s governance as it goes through rapid political and environmental changes. Given the diversity and disparity of the influences and changes, the book’s contributions connect to provide a more coherent and encompassing perspective of how society views Antarctica, scientifically and artistically, and what the continent provides and could provide politically, culturally and environmentally.

Offering original research, art and interpretations of different experiences and explorations of Antarctica, explanations meld with narratives while academic analyses overlap with first-hand experiences of what Antarctica does and does not – could and could not – bring to the world.

Praise for Antarcticness

'The book provides a pleasant reading experience and some interesting perspectives on Antarctica.'
Polar Geography

'This book will be extremely useful. ... Given its accessibility and its multiple perspectives on Antarctica, I recommend exploring it to find the chapters that work for you – I already plan to use some of them as a teaching resource in an interdisciplinary undergraduate course about Antarctica.'
The Polar Journal

'The diversity of chapters and content in this book is incredibly valuable. What’s particularly fantastic is that... this book has been published for free online and thus is a great resource for both teachers and A-Level students alike.'
katestockings.com

‘Orientated around the construct of Antarcticness, Ilan Kelman brings together a range of exciting scholars and artists to consider the contemporary Antarctic. In its diversity, originality and beauty it is a triumph. If you want to know why to care about the future of Antarctica, read it.’
Alan D. Hemmings, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health at UCL, England, and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.

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List of contributors

Antarcticness beginnings
Foreword
Christiana Figueres and Musimbi Kanyoro

1 Proffering Antarcticness
Ilan Kelman

Part 1: Antarcticness living and partnership
2 Voyage into Antarcticness: A Photo Essay James A. Bradley with Thomas C. Boothby, Marc Neveu, and Virginie Galindo

3 Antarcticness at the Ends of the World Gabriela Roldan and Hanne Nielsen

4 Dealing with Antarcticness: The ABC of Effective Antarctica Teams Jan B. Schmutz, Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, Walter J. Eppich, and Mirko Antino

5 Island of Confusion, Frontier of Madness: The Agony and Ecstasy of Antarctic Base Life, 1942–82
Andrew J. Avery

6 The Land of Letting Go
Jean McNeil

7 A decolonial perspective of Antarcticness Rosa Jijón

8 The Ant-Architecture of Religion and Spirituality in Antarctica
Ellen C. Frye

9 The Southernmost Wilderness: Rhythms of the interior Antarctic expedition experience Wilson (Wai-Yin) Cheung

10 Togetherness for Antarcticness
Madeleine G. Hann, Kristina Baltutis, Natalie Barefoot, Anne Charmantier, Anna Colucci, Carole Durussel, Amie Figueiredo, Stephanie Gardner, Hannah Laeverenz Schlogelhofer, Stephanie Langerock, Anna Madlener, Cindy Shellito, Karen Spenley, Betty Trummel, and Priscilla Wehi

Interlude Haiku Interlude
Ilan Kelman

Part 2: Antarcticness knowledge and wisdom

11 The Antarctic Flags Project: A Flagship Outreach Campaign for International Cooperation
Sammie Buzzard and Tun Jan Young

12 The Art of Interconnection: Meaning, symbolism, and Antarcticness in Antarctic solargraphy
Adele Jackson

13 Discover, Arrive, Explore, Return
Elizabeth Bradfield

14 Experiencing Antarcticness: Slow Tourists, Fast Penguins, and Timeless Landscapes Daniela Cajiao and Yu-Fai Leung

15 The World’s Greatest Laboratory? Antarcticness as the Relationship Between Antarctica and Science
Iqra Choudhry

16 On The Edge of Antarcticness
Emma J. Liu

17 Haunted By Antarcticness
David Rosenthal
Antarcticness continuing

18 Not Concluding Antarcticness
Ilan Kelman

Afterword
Dwayne Ryan Menezes

Index

'Motivated readers will find many of their questions about Antarctica answered in the notes accompanying each essay. This volume offers readers multiple paths of inspiration down which their own curiosity can lead.'
Choice Connect

'the diversity of chapters and content in this book is incredibly valuable. What’s particularly fantastic is that... this book has been published for free online and thus is a great resource for both teachers and A-Level students alike.'
katestockings.com

'The book provides a pleasant reading experience and some interesting perspectives on Antarctica.'
Polar Geography

Antarctica.'
The Polar Journal

‘Orientated around the construct of Antarcticness, Ilan Kelman brings together a range of exciting scholars and artists to consider the contemporary Antarctic. In its diversity, originality and beauty it is a triumph. If you want to know why to care about the future of Antarctica, read it.’ – Alan D. Hemmings, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Format: Open Access PDF

100 colour illustrations

ISBN: 9781800081444

Publication: February 08, 2022