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From the Poles to the Parlour: Boardgames and the ‘Heroic’ Age of Polar Exploration
I recently had the opportunity to write a short piece for The Victorianist – the blog…
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The Commercial South Pole: Brands, Consumer Culture and the Commodification of Captain Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13)
Coming to you today with another academic paper of mine recently published with Endeavour. I hope…
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Constructing Polar Heroism and National Myth-Making in Norwegian Sheet Music Covers: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis
I’m very excited to announce the publication of a paper with Scandinavian Journal of History based…
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Heritage as Symbolic Capital in Outdoor Apparel Marketing: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis
Not Nansen related, I’m afraid, but as all things polar tend to go here, I’m delighted…
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The Great White Silence: Remembering Roald Amundsen
Today marks 98 years since Amundsen disappeared while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic.…
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A Thought for Hjalmar Johansen
Polar exploration is full of tragic stories. The fate of John Franklin’s expedition, polar madness on…
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Fridtjof Nansen and the Marketing of Polar Heroism in Victorian Britain
I am delighted that, by sheer coincidence, my first academic piece on Nansen has been published…
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An Ode to Nansen
In memory of Fridtjof Nansen10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930 O restless mind that would…
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Nansen in Britain
Britain
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Behold the Endurance!
“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but…
Forgotten Fridtjof 