Arctic archives : ice, memory, and entropy / Susi K. Frank, Kjetil A. Jakobsen (eds).

Title & Author:

Arctic archives : ice, memory, and entropy / Susi K. Frank, Kjetil A. Jakobsen (eds).

Publication:

Bielefeld : Transcript, [2019]
©2019

Description:

317 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Series:

Culture & theory ; volume 194

Notes:
Most of the papers began as contributions to a conference 'Archives of the Arctic. Ice, Memory and Entropy' on the melting archives of the Arctic which was held in November 2013 at the Humboldt University of Berlin, organized by the two editors of this volume--Page 15.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

This pioneering volume explores the Arctic as an important and highly endangered archive of knowledge about natural as well as human history of the Anthropocene. Focusing on the Arctic as an archive means not only to investigate it as a place of human history and memory--of Arctic exploring, conquering, and colonizing--but to take into account also the specific environmental conditions of the circumpolar region: ice and permafrost. These have allowed a huge natural archive to emerge, offering rich sources for natural scientists and historians alike. Examining the debate on the notion of ("natural") archive, the cultural semantics and historicity of the meaning of concepts like "warm," "cold," "freezing," and "melting," as well as various works of literature, art, and science on Arctic topics, this volume brings together literary scholars, historians of knowledge and philosophy, art historians, media theorists, and archivologists.

ISBN:

3837646564 (paperback)
9783837646566 (paperback)

Subject:

Ice in literature Congresses.
Ecology
Ice in literature
Literature
Arctic regions Congresses.
Arctic regions Environmental conditions Congresses.
Arctic regions In literature Congresses.
Arctique Congrès.
Arctique Conditions environnementales Congrès.
Arctique Dans la littérature Congrès.
Arctic Regions

Form/genre:

proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Frank, Susi K., editor.
Jakobsen, Kjetil, editor.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, host institution.
Culture & theory ; 194.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 309530
Call No.: BIB 254753
Status: Available

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