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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0878066
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Creatures of the Ice: A Cultural Analysis of Human-Animal Relations in Antarctica. Perceptions of animals in the world's largest wilderness, Antarctica, have changed dramatically over history: once seen primarily as commercial resources, whales, seals and penguins are now environmental icons. As few people ever travel to Antarctica, their views of its animals are usually dependent on written and visual texts. Combining expertise in the humanities and sciences, this project examines the ways in which humans have narrated their encounters with animals in Antarctica over the last two centuries. Australia is custodian of forty-two percent of Antarctica; this project provides a cultural context through which to understand current attitudes towards its fragile ecosystems.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2008
End Date: 09-2014
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $136,564.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Literature Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Literary Studies | Postcolonial And Global Cultural Studies |
