Johanna Grabow

Dr Johanna Grabow earned a MA in British Studies and History from Leipzig University, Germany. Her PhD, also from Leipzig University and with an extended visit to the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, focused on the reception of Antarctica in contemporary British literature. Her PhD was funded by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, which she now supports as a member of the selection panel. She has published on Antarctica in novels, the linkages between science and literature and ecocriticism.

Johanna works as the Project Officer of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in Cambridge, UK. In her role, she supports SCAR’s mission to initiate, develop and coordinate high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region. Johanna also serves as the Assistant Editor of the Antarctic Environments Portal, a portal linking Antarctic science and policy, and has a special interest in communication complex scientific concepts to a wide audience. As a polar enthusiast, she has worked seasonally as an expedition guide and lecturer in the Antarctic and the Arctic. Johanna was one of the founding members of the German National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).

Research projects / interests:

• Antarctica in literature
• Antarctic history, representation of the early days of exploration
• Relationship between science and literature and science and arts
• Antarctic Treaty System
• Nature-human relations

Keywords: Literature, Science and Arts, Exploration, Ecocriticism, Science Studies