Antarctica in the Australian Imagination
Antarctica and Australia share a geographical marginality, a commonality that has produced and continues to reinforce historical and political ties between the two continents. Given this close relationship, surprisingly few full length novels set in or concerned with the Antarctic have been produced...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:17242 2023-05-15T13:43:28+02:00 Antarctica in the Australian Imagination Leane, E Pfennigwerth, SC 2002-10-01 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17242/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17242/1/Antarctica_in_Aus_imagination.pdf http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5425340&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S003224740001799X en eng https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17242/1/Antarctica_in_Aus_imagination.pdf Leane, E and Pfennigwerth, SC 2002 , 'Antarctica in the Australian Imagination' , Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research, vol. 38, no. 207 , pp. 309-312 , doi: 1017/S003224740001799X. cc_utas Antarctica Australian culture Literary and cultural criticism Heroic Age Thomas Keneally Antarctic fiction adventure masculinity identity utopia dystopia science fiction colonialism romance Article PeerReviewed 2002 ftunivtasmania 2022-08-22T22:16:34Z Antarctica and Australia share a geographical marginality, a commonality that has produced and continues to reinforce historical and political ties between the two continents. Given this close relationship, surprisingly few full length novels set in or concerned with the Antarctic have been produced by Australian authors. Until 1990, two late nineteenth- century Utopias, and two novels by Thomas Keneally, were (to our knowledge) the sole representatives of this category. The last decade, however, has seen an upsurge of interest in Antarctica, and a corresponding increase in fictional response. Keneally's novels are ‘literary,’ but these more recent novels cover the gamut of popular genres: science fiction, action-thriller, and romance. Furthermore, they indicate a change in the perception of Antarctica and its place within international relations. Whereas Keneally is primarily concerned with the psychology of the explorer from the ‘Heroic Age,’ these younger Australian writers are interested in contemporary political, social, and environmental issues surrounding the continent. Literary critics have hitherto said little about textual representations of Antarctica; this paper opens a space for analysis of ‘Antarctic fiction,’ and explores the changing nature of Australian-Antarctic relations as represented by Australian writers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Polar Record University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Antarctica and Australia share a geographical marginality, a commonality that has produced and continues to reinforce historical and political ties between the two continents. Given this close relationship, surprisingly few full length novels set in or concerned with the Antarctic have been produced by Australian authors. Until 1990, two late nineteenth- century Utopias, and two novels by Thomas Keneally, were (to our knowledge) the sole representatives of this category. The last decade, however, has seen an upsurge of interest in Antarctica, and a corresponding increase in fictional response. Keneally's novels are ‘literary,’ but these more recent novels cover the gamut of popular genres: science fiction, action-thriller, and romance. Furthermore, they indicate a change in the perception of Antarctica and its place within international relations. Whereas Keneally is primarily concerned with the psychology of the explorer from the ‘Heroic Age,’ these younger Australian writers are interested in contemporary political, social, and environmental issues surrounding the continent. Literary critics have hitherto said little about textual representations of Antarctica; this paper opens a space for analysis of ‘Antarctic fiction,’ and explores the changing nature of Australian-Antarctic relations as represented by Australian writers. |
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17242/1/Antarctica_in_Aus_imagination.pdf Leane, E and Pfennigwerth, SC 2002 , 'Antarctica in the Australian Imagination' , Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research, vol. 38, no. 207 , pp. 309-312 , doi: 1017/S003224740001799X. |
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