The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926
Abstract Reginald Ford, steward on Scott’s Discovery expedition, settled in New Zealand in 1905 and over the next two decades gave public lectures about his Antarctic experiences. Hitherto unrelated biographical details of Ford’s early life are assembled, and something of the character of his lanter...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247422000341 2024-03-03T08:38:08+00:00 The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 Roche, Michael 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000341 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247422000341 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Polar Record volume 58 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000341 2024-02-08T08:33:03Z Abstract Reginald Ford, steward on Scott’s Discovery expedition, settled in New Zealand in 1905 and over the next two decades gave public lectures about his Antarctic experiences. Hitherto unrelated biographical details of Ford’s early life are assembled, and something of the character of his lantern slide lectures are reconstructed from various sources. The means by which Ford established his authority as a public speaker included his actual participation in the events he lectured about, his credentialling as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and the use of his own lantern slides. The “performative triangle” established around the audience, the lantern slide images, and Ford as lecturer, is examined via contemporary newspaper accounts and Ford’s other writings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic New Zealand Polar Record 58 |
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Abstract Reginald Ford, steward on Scott’s Discovery expedition, settled in New Zealand in 1905 and over the next two decades gave public lectures about his Antarctic experiences. Hitherto unrelated biographical details of Ford’s early life are assembled, and something of the character of his lantern slide lectures are reconstructed from various sources. The means by which Ford established his authority as a public speaker included his actual participation in the events he lectured about, his credentialling as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and the use of his own lantern slides. The “performative triangle” established around the audience, the lantern slide images, and Ford as lecturer, is examined via contemporary newspaper accounts and Ford’s other writings. |
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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 |
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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 |
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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 |
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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 |
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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926 |
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