Isolation, Connectedness and the Uses of Text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: The Cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands
This article focuses on the experiences of early 20th century expeditions trapped over winter on Antarctic islands. These explorers were in a paradoxical position, completely isolated from the world they knew but in uncomfortably close quarters with their companions. Prominent amongst the available...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:804cabdd5b1347ed93de1b600dcf6a46 2023-07-16T03:52:25+02:00 Isolation, Connectedness and the Uses of Text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: The Cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands Elizabeth Leane 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.200 https://doaj.org/article/804cabdd5b1347ed93de1b600dcf6a46 EN eng Island Studies Journal https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.200 https://doaj.org/toc/1715-2593 doi:10.24043/isj.200 1715-2593 https://doaj.org/article/804cabdd5b1347ed93de1b600dcf6a46 Island Studies Journal, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2007) Physical geography GB3-5030 article 2007 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.200 2023-06-25T00:37:22Z This article focuses on the experiences of early 20th century expeditions trapped over winter on Antarctic islands. These explorers were in a paradoxical position, completely isolated from the world they knew but in uncomfortably close quarters with their companions. Prominent amongst the available resources that they could use to maintain sanity in these doubly trying circumstances were texts. Like the Antarctic ice, which effectively turns islands into part of the mainland, but can just as easily make an iceberg out of a seemingly stable “peece of the continent”, texts were a means towards both connection and insularity for these men. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Island Studies Journal 2 1 67 76 |
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This article focuses on the experiences of early 20th century expeditions trapped over winter on Antarctic islands. These explorers were in a paradoxical position, completely isolated from the world they knew but in uncomfortably close quarters with their companions. Prominent amongst the available resources that they could use to maintain sanity in these doubly trying circumstances were texts. Like the Antarctic ice, which effectively turns islands into part of the mainland, but can just as easily make an iceberg out of a seemingly stable “peece of the continent”, texts were a means towards both connection and insularity for these men. |
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Isolation, Connectedness and the Uses of Text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: The Cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands |
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Isolation, Connectedness and the Uses of Text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: The Cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands |
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Isolation, Connectedness and the Uses of Text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: The Cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands |
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