Walking and sitting in the Australian Antarctic territory: Mobility and imperial space
Edited book (chapter)
Collis, Christy. 2010. "Walking and sitting in the Australian Antarctic territory: Mobility and imperial space." Vannini, Phillip (ed.) The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities: Routes Less Travelled. London, United Kingdom. Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 39-54
| Chapter Title | Walking and sitting in the Australian Antarctic territory: Mobility and imperial space |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 1202 |
| Book Title | The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities: Routes Less Travelled |
| Authors | |
| Author | Collis, Christy |
| Editors | Vannini, Phillip |
| Page Range | 39-54 |
| Chapter Number | 3 |
| Number of Pages | 16 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Ashgate Publishing Limited |
| Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9780754676669 |
| 9781315615257 | |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315615257-8/walking-sitting-australian-antarctic-territory-mobility-imperial-space |
| Abstract | In 1995 and 1997, two major Australian expeditions travelled to Antarctica. They were the most heavily-reported Antarctican events of their two years: they were charged with the public production of Australian Antarctic spatiality. Both published exploration narratives: Don and Margie McIntyre’s Expedition Icebound generated an illustrated coffee-table book, Two Below Zero: A Year Alone in Antarctica, and the Spirit of Australia South Pole Expedition published its narrative as a video titled Walking on Ice: The History-Making Expedition to the South Pole. Yet, despite the fact that the two polar trips took place during the same period, their spatialities are markedly different. Walking on Ice is a mobile narrative of imperial exploration, while Two Below Zero is a static spatial story of colonial settlement. How polar mobility and relative immobility figure in Australia’s perceptions of, and claim to, nearly half of Antarctica is the focus of this chapter. |
| Keywords | Australian Antarcti Territory; Antarctica; cultural geography |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440601. Cultural geography |
| Public Notes | There are no files associated with this item. |
| Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
| Journal Title | The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities: Routes Less Travelled |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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