Antarctic Imaginations: A Study of Creative Responses to the Continent for Science

两个世纪以来，南极洲一直是无数小说、诗歌和戏剧的主题，既有从未见过南极洲的作家，也有探险者和探险者本人。除了一小部分十九世纪的经典文本，这些大陆的代表一直受到很少的分析。这个项目考察了对南极洲的创造性的书面回应，借鉴了出版的作品和档案材料，并特别关注南极洲作为科学大陆建设的文化意义。研究成果将包括对南极研究和英语研究的创新跨学科贡献。

Antarctica has for two centuries been the subject of numerous novels, poems and plays, both by writers who have never seen the continent, and by expeditioners and explorers themselves. Apart from a small number of canonical nineteenth-century texts, these representations of the continent have been subject to very little analysis. This project examines creative written responses to Antarctica, drawing on both published works and archival material, and focussing particularly on the cultural significance of Antarctica's construction as a ?continent for science?. Research outcomes will include innovative interdisciplinary contributions to Antarctic studies and English studies.