Publications, Data and Links of interest to the researchers interested in history topics related to Antarctic
+ Publications
Reports to SCAR Executive Committee and Delegates Meetings:
SCAR History Expert Group Meeting Reports:
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pdf Report of the 8th Meeting of SCAR History Expert Group 2012: Historical views on Gateways to Antarctica and Voicing Silences in Antarctic History Popular17 July 2012245 KB150 downloads
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pdf Report of the 7th Meeting of SCAR History Expert Group 2011: Antarctic History: Probing the Unknown Popular29 July 201164 KB131 downloads
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01 January 201194 KB151 downloads
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pdf Report of the 6th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2010: Polar History and Institutionalization of Polar Research - The International Polar Years Popular05 August 201070 KB169 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 6th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2010: Polar History and Institutionalization of Polar Research - The International Polar Years Popular05 August 2010135 KB137 downloads
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pdf International Polar Year Science Conference 2010: Programme and Report of Bipolar History Session Popular11 June 2010305 KB142 downloads
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pdf Report of the 5th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2009: History of International Spaces Popular03 December 200958 KB172 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 5th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2009: History of International Spaces Popular03 December 200977 KB152 downloads
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pdf Report of the 4th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2008: Polar History and Institutionalization of Polar Research - The International Polar Years Popular11 July 20089 KB137 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 4th Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2008: Polar History and Institutionalization of Polar Research - The International Polar Years Popular11 July 200818 KB131 downloads
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pdf Report of the 3rd Meeting of the SCAR History Action Group 2007: National and Trans-national Agendas in Antarctic Research Since the 1950s Popular26 October 200768 KB123 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 3rd Meeting of the SCAR History Action Group 2007: National and Trans-national Agendas in Antarctic Research Since the 1950s Popular26 October 200781 KB172 downloads
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pdf Report of the 2nd Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2006: Multidimensional Exploration of Antarctica around the 1950s Popular22 September 200647 KB132 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 2nd Meeting of SCAR History Action Group 2006: Multidimensional Exploration of Antarctica around the 1950s Popular22 September 200666 KB121 downloads
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pdf Proposal to Delegates at XXVIII SCAR in Bremerhaven 2004 to form the SCAR History Action Group Popular17 June 200592 KB112 downloads
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pdf Abstracts of the 1st SCAR Workshop on the History of Antarctic Research 2005: History of the institutionalisation of Antarctic Research within the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR) Popular03 June 200570 KB174 downloads
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pdf Report of the 1st SCAR Workshop on the History of Antarctic Research 2005: History of the institutionalisation of Antarctic Research within the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR) Popular03 June 200551 KB193 downloads
SCAR History Expert Group Publications:
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pdf Steps of Foundation of Institutionalized Antarctic Research : Proceedings of the 1st SCAR Workshop on the History of Antarctic Research - Cornelia Lüdecke Popular03 June 20059.40 MB1224 downloads
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pdf Antarctic Research - No Longer a Historic Matter in the Science Community - Cornelia Lüdecke Popular01 January 200594 KB142 downloads
Publications from the 4th meeting of the SCAR History Group (2008):
- Berkman, P.A. (2009). Common interests in the international space of Antarctica. Polar Record, 46 (236), 167-175, 7-9.
- Elzinga, A. (2009). Through the lens of the polar years: changing characteristics of polar research in historical perspective. Polar Record, 45 (235), 167-175.
- Gan, I. (2009). 'Will the Russians abandon Mirny to the penguins after 1959 . . . or will they stay?' Polar Record, 45 (233), 167-175.
Publications from the 3rd meeting of the SCAR History Group (2007):
- Proceedings of the 3rd SCAR Workshop on the History of Antarctic Research, published by the Byrd Polar Research Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Publications from the 2nd meeting of the SCAR History Group (2006)::
- Proceedings of the 2nd History Group Workshop
- Moore, J.K. (2008). Particular generalisation: the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 in relation to the anti-nuclear movement. Polar Record, 44 (229), 115-125.
+ The Lewander Lecture
The “Lewander Lecture” is presented by the SCAR History EG. It is given during the SCAR Open Science Conference (SCAR OSC) or during the workshops of the SCAR History EG, in memory of our Swedish Lisbeth Lewander, who passed away in early 2012, and her inspiring work on the history of polar research.
The annual "Lewander Lecture" is chosen by the chair of the SCAR History Expert Group and the co-convenors from the abstracts submitted to the sessions of the SCAR History EG during the bi-annual SCAR OSCs or during the alternate biennial workshops of the SCAR History EG.
The lecture should demonstrate the value of dealing with polar history from diverse points of view, as well as the importance of sharing ideas and experiences with the next generation of scholars in order to widen involvement in the field. The lecture should be inspiring and deal either with new methods and ideas related to the history of polar research, or with knowledge based on decades of original research.
The Lewander Lecture was conceived in 2012 by Antarctic Polar Early Career Scientists and Senior Scientists who knew Lisbeth Lewander personally through various conferences and workshops:
Cornelia Lüdecke (Chair SCAR History Expert Group, Germany), Aant Elzinga (Sweden), Adrian Howkins (USA), Pedar Roberts (France), Consuelo Leon Wöppke (Chile) and Lize-Marié van der Watt (South Africa).
List of Lewander Lectures
2017
Consuele Leon Wöppke (Chile):
Chilean Antarctic Historiography: Main Contributions and New Trends
2016
Adriwan Howkins (USA):
Changing patterns of human activity in the McMurdo dry valleys since the 1950s
2015
Peder Roberts (Sweden):
“Enriching polar environments through animals: the curious history of bipolar animal transfers”
2014
Elizabeth Leane (Australia):
“The Macquarie Island penguin-harvesting controversy. Science, celebrity and media in a subantarctic wildlife campaign”
2013
Victoria Nuviala and Ximena Senatore (Argentina):
“Figures in the Fog: Ways of telling the Antarctic whaler's history (20th century, Antarctica)”
2012
Heidi Prozesky and Lize-Marié van der Watt (both South Africa):
“The triple burden of masculinity: A gender analysis of South African Antarctic and sub-Antarctic science, c. 1961-2011”
+ Links
Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA)
ALSA aims to collect and archive electronically photographs and other items of interest relating to the history of South Africa’s involvement “down South” from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration (and before) right up to the present day.
'Taming the Leviathan'
This is a project of the University of St Andrews' Special Collections to catalogue papers they hold on whaling, seal hunting and fishing, including extensive records on whaling in the Southern Ocean during the 20th Century. Follow the links below for details:
- Information on the project 'Taming the Leviathan';
- Blog on maritime aspects of the university's Special Collection, including items from the project.