Creatures of the Ice: A Cultural Analysis of Human-Animal Relations in Antarctica

冰上生物：南极洲人与动物关系的文化分析

• 批准号: DP0878066
• 负责人: Prof Elizabeth Leane
• 金额: $ 9.49万
• 依托单位: University of Tasmania
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0878066
• 关键词: Creatures; Ice; Cultural; Analysis; Human

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.

在世界上最大的荒野南极洲，人们对动物的看法在历史上发生了巨大的变化：鲸鱼，海豹和企鹅曾经主要被视为商业资源，现在是环境标志。由于很少有人去过南极洲，他们对南极洲动物的看法通常依赖于书面和视觉文本。结合人文和科学的专业知识，该项目研究了人类在过去两个世纪中在南极洲与动物相遇的方式。澳大利亚是南极洲42%的监护人;该项目提供了一个文化背景，通过它来了解目前对其脆弱生态系统的态度。