How the Arctic Became White: Qallunaat Explorers’ Misrepresentations of the Botanic Landscape

• Main Author: Gismondi, Chris J.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Qallunaat; Climate change; inuit
• Online Access: https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/985535/; https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/985535/1/Gismondi_MA_F2019.pdf

On account of its geographic remoteness from southern Canada and Europe, the Arctic region has long been consumed and mediated by images and media, yet until now, little scholarly attention has been given to explorers’ sketches, prints, and other disseminated visual culture. This thesis investigates...