Hoofprints in Antarctica: Byrd, media, and the golden Guernseys

Nielsen, Hanne

doi:10.1080/2154896x.2016.1253825

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“…If it is through the media that we gain a 'sense of living in a world, a horizon of world events' (Couldry 2012: 25), then it is particularly pertinent to examine media representations of Antarctica, which is physically inaccessible for the majority of humankind. As the most mediated place on Earth (Glasberg 2012), the global public has engaged with the continent through newspaper reports and diaries from the Heroic Era, through to film, literature, television, radio and other forms of mass media in contemporary times (see Leane 2004, 2012a, 2012b, 2018, Nielsen 2016, Philpott & Leane 2021.…”

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Antarctic representation in print media during the emergence of COVID-19

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Like every other continent in the world, Antarctica has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in an imagined as well as a practical sense. Antarctica is a mediated experience; that is, most of us experience the place through films, novels, music, visual arts and the media. We present an analysis of media articles from eight countries over three time periods - pre-COVID-19 outbreak (October–December 2019), shortly after the pandemic hit the headlines (March–May 2020) and when the virus was established (October–December 2020) - to discover how COVID-19 may have changed Antarctic discourse. Our study shows that representations of Antarctica have been affected by the pandemic, in some instances reinforcing existing ideas and in other cases bringing new ideas to the fore. Based on our findings, we believe that COVID-19 has begun to change representations of Antarctica, stepping us away from the prevailing Antarctic hero narrative and providing a more contemporary understanding of the Antarctic experience. We argue that this may increase our motivation to engage with Antarctic issues, with associated implications for future global stewardship of the region.

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“…Antarctica and the media have been in partnership since the ‘Heroic Era’, during which the continent‘s exotic reputation was first used ’to entice media audiences‘ (Nielsen 2016). Heroic Era expeditioners were acutely aware of the need to promote their expeditions through book deals and the newspapers of the time.…”

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confidence: 99%