Antarctic Materialities

Daniella McCahey is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, USA, where she mainly teaches classes on British history, public history, and the history of science. She has published widely on the history of polar and marine science and exploration in both academic and popular venues. She is the co-author of Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects (Conway, 2022).

“This is a well-conceptualized volume that makes an important contribution to Antarctic literature.” • Adrian Howkins, University of Bristol

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Materializing AntarcticaMaria Ximena Senatore Connolly and Daniella McCaheyCreating Values, Narratives, and MeaningsChapter 1. Unfreezing Antarctica at the National Maritime Museum, LondonClaire WarriorChapter 2. Networks and Object Fragilities: Museums and the “Heroic Age” of Antarctic ExplorationHenrietta HammantChapter 3. Photographic Negatives: Recorders and Makers of AntarcticasJean de PomereuTransforming Objects, Landscapes, and UnderstandingsChapter 4. Between Being and Doing: New Evidence about the First Human Occupations in AntarcticaDiego Aguirrezábal and Bruno GentileChapter 5. Portable Penguins? On the History of Penguin EggsEllen F. ArnoldChapter 6. Fossilizing Snowflakes, or How to Freeze a Frozen ObjectFloris WinckelChapter 7. Replicating Extraterrestrial Environments: Robots, Greenhouses, and the Antarctic–Space AnalogDaniella McCaheyConnecting Times, People, and PlacesChapter 8. Breaking the Ice: Infrastructures and Geopolitics in Post-IGY British Antarctic ScienceAlice OatesChapter 9. Catching the Wind: Three Stages of Meteorological Investigations during German Antarctic Expeditions between 1901 and 1939Cornelia LüdeckeChapter 10. Well-Found Ship, Full Equipment, and High Hopes: Material Culture Studies and the Outfitting of Historic Antarctic ExpeditionsSarah PickmanChapter 11. Impermanent Humans, Enduring Materialities: Architecture and Temporality in AntarcticaMaría Victoria Nuviala, María Violeta Nuviala, and María Ximena Senatore ConnollyConclusion: The Continuing Impacts of Antarctic ThingsDaniella McCahey and Maria Ximena Senatore Connolly