Arctic Archives - Ice, Memory and Entropy

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 to investigate it not only 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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Susanne Frank (Prof. Dr.) leitet das Fachgebiet »Ostslawische Literaturen und Kulturen« an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Zusammenfassung

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 to investigate it not only 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.

Bericht

»Boasting an impressive collection of literary scholars, theorists, and scientists from several disciplinary backgrounds, this thoroughly researched and engagingly written volume provides an excellent foundation for future work on an intriguing and worthwhile subject.«

Matthew S. Wiseman, H-Net-Reviews, 1 (2021) 20210126

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kjetil Jakobsen
• Mitarbeit: A Jakobsen (Herausgeber), A Jakobsen (Herausgeber), Susanne Frank (Herausgeber), Susi K. Frank (Herausgeber), Jakobsen (Herausgeber), Kjetil Jakobsen (Herausgeber), Kjetil A. Jakobsen (Herausgeber), Sus K Frank (Herausgeber), Susi K Frank (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Transcript
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.10.2019
• EAN: 9783837646566
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-4656-6
• Seiten: 318
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 543 g
• Illustration: 13 SW-Abb., 38 Farbabb.
• Serien: Edition Kulturwissenschaft; Edition Kulturwissenschaft; Culture & Theory; Culture & Theory (COL)
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geisteswissenschaften allgemein; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Kulturwissenschaften, Soziale Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren, Cultural Studies, Humangeographie, Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Populärkultur, Wissenschaft / Kulturwissenschaften, Trivialkultur, Humangeografie, Geografie / Anthropogeografie, Anthropogeografie, Cultural History; Eco Studies; Anthropocene; Cultural Semantics; Archaeology; Memory Culture; Nature; Human Ecology; Philosophy of History; Cultural Studies