Antarctica is physically inaccessible for most, but it lives in the imaginations of many. In this chapter, I argue imagined versions of place play an important role in why and how even distant locations such as Antarctica are valued. Given the impact of highly extractive and polluting ecocultural identities and histories, Antarctica cannot be seen as a place apart from the rest of the world. Rather, the continent needs to be understood as a place of global importance, and one that can be incorporated into the ecocultural identities of those all over planet Earth. I examine the case studies of two Antarctic documentaries that focus on humans who live and work on the continent: Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World (2007) and Ant...
In recent years, the Antarctic has become a fitting space for anthropological analysis and ethnograp...
Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places ...
Initially, as Bill Manhire says in his latest book of essays, Antarctica had its origins as an aesth...
Antarctica is physically inaccessible for most, but it lives in the imaginations of many. In this ch...
The article implements an ethnographic perspective to explore new modes of engaging with the geopoli...
Antarctica has been imagined and fantasized for millennia, yet it has remained – until now – off-lim...
The polar landscapes have, for a long time, held the imaginations of people around the world. These ...
This chapter explores the idea of ‘place’ in Antarctica in contrast to dominant visions of a uniform...
Most people never get to visit Antarctica to be able to experience the continent for themselves. Th...
In recent years, the Antarctic has become a fitting space for anthropological analysis and ethnograp...
Antarctica poses unique challenges to creative artists seeking to convey its majesty and importance....
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places ...
In recent years, the Antarctic has become a fitting space for anthropological analysis and ethnograp...
Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places ...
Initially, as Bill Manhire says in his latest book of essays, Antarctica had its origins as an aesth...
Antarctica is physically inaccessible for most, but it lives in the imaginations of many. In this ch...
The article implements an ethnographic perspective to explore new modes of engaging with the geopoli...
Antarctica has been imagined and fantasized for millennia, yet it has remained – until now – off-lim...
The polar landscapes have, for a long time, held the imaginations of people around the world. These ...
This chapter explores the idea of ‘place’ in Antarctica in contrast to dominant visions of a uniform...
Most people never get to visit Antarctica to be able to experience the continent for themselves. Th...
In recent years, the Antarctic has become a fitting space for anthropological analysis and ethnograp...
Antarctica poses unique challenges to creative artists seeking to convey its majesty and importance....
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the ‘Continent for Science and Peace’ in a...
Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places ...
In recent years, the Antarctic has become a fitting space for anthropological analysis and ethnograp...
Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places ...
Initially, as Bill Manhire says in his latest book of essays, Antarctica had its origins as an aesth...