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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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:3906 2023-05-15T13:36:46+02:00 Isolation, connectedness and the uses of text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: the cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands Leane, E 2007 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/1/3906.pdf http://www.islandstudies.ca/ISJ-2-1-2007-Contents.html en eng Institute of Island Studies https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/1/3906.pdf Leane, E 2007 , 'Isolation, connectedness and the uses of text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: the cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands' , Island Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1 , pp. 67-76 . cc_utas 420299 Literature Studies not elsewhere classified Antarctica exploration isolation text Inexpressible Island Elephant Island Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftunivtasmania 2020-05-30T07:17:40Z 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 Elephant Island Iceberg* Inexpressible Island University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Antarctic Elephant Island ENVELOPE(-55.184,-55.184,-61.085,-61.085) Inexpressible Island ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.900,-74.900) The Antarctic |
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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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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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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/1/3906.pdf Leane, E 2007 , 'Isolation, connectedness and the uses of text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: the cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands' , Island Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1 , pp. 67-76 . |
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