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

Bielefeld : Transcript, [2019]
©2019

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

Culture & theory ; volume 194

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.

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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

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

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

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 309530
Cote: BIB 254753
Statut: Disponible