Svalbard Imaginaries : The Making of an Arctic Archipelago

• Autore: Albert Mathias
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 pages)
• Disciplina: 998.1
• Altri autori: Brode-RogerDina IversenLisbeth
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Imaginaries of and in Svalbard: The 'Making' of an Archipelago -- The Complexity of Imaginaries: Constructing Svalbard -- 'Svalbard Research' -- Imaginaries of (and in) Svalbard -- The Scope of Imaginaries -- Themes and Chapters -- References -- Part I Svalbard in the Arctic: Territory and Sovereignty -- 2 Between Gateway and Theatre: Geopolitics, History and the Framing of Svalbard -- Introduction -- Svalbard as Elemental Theatre for Dreamers and Pioneers -- From 'Spitsbergen Question' to Gateway -- Svalbard Between Military Theatre and Gateway -- Gateway with a 'Bear Gap' -- Between Theatre and Gateway and a Future Svalbard -- References -- 3 Svalbard as a Norwegian Place and an International Legal Space -- Introduction -- The Social Imaginary and Imaginaries of International Law -- Three Modern Legal Imaginaries and Legal Images of Svalbard and Practices Related to it -- The Grotian legal imaginary and Svalbard -- The Hobbesian legal imaginary and Svalbard -- The Kantian Legal Imaginary and Svalbard -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Imaginaries Through Images -- 4 Visuals and Voices Through Time: Imagining Svalbard with Naturrikdom och Kullgrubedrift på 78N (1962-1972) -- Introduction -- Herta and Naturrikdom och Kullgrubedrift på 78N -- Filming Naturrikdom och Kullgrubedrift på 78N -- Naturrikdom och Gruvedrift på 78N in the Present -- Futures of Naturrikdom och Gruvedrift på 78N -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Arctic Imaginary as Reflected in the UK Television Series Fortitude -- Introduction -- Setting the Scene -- Situating Fortitude: Nordic Noir -- Situating Fortitude: The Series Itself -- The Arctic Imaginary (as Portrayed in Film and Other Visual Media) -- Locating Fortitude -- The Arctic Setting of Fortitude. ; The Fictional Town of Fortitude -- Nature and Environmental Themes: A Setting with Agency? -- What Is Actually Going on in Fortitude? -- Genre Jumping -- People and Themes of Fortitude, Characters and Their Roles as the Plot(s) Jump(s) -- How Do We Read This? -- References -- 6 Arctic Views: Virtual Remote Experiences-Reflections from the Field -- Introduction -- The Long Story -- Notes on Historical Observations -- From Real-Life Experience to Full-Dome Experience -- References -- 7 Arctic Imaginaries and Their Entangled Relationship(s) with Artistic Production on Svalbard -- Introduction -- Introducing Ourselves and Setting the Scene -- Discussion -- References -- Part III Heritage and Environments -- 8 Svalbard's Urban Imaginaries -- Introduction -- Urban Imaginaries -- Arctic Urbanism and Architectural Ideas -- Urbanism in Svalbard -- Longyearbyen-An Ordinary Town -- Pyramiden-A Socialist Model Town -- Arctic Imaginaries and Urban Form in Svalbard -- References -- 9 Imaginaries of Company Towns on Svalbard -- Introduction -- Company Towns -- A Typology of Company Towns -- Company Towns in Remote Regions -- Imaginaries of Company Towns -- The Economic Background to the Development of Company Towns -- The Case of Svalbard and Longyearbyen -- The History of the Exploitation of Natural Resources on Svalbard -- Settlements on Svalbard -- Longyearbyen -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Living Imaginaries -- 10 A Collective Imagination of the Future of Svalbard Communities -- Introduction -- Urban Planning Imaginaries, from the Global to the Local Scale -- Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030 -- Svalbard-A Variety of Policies, Urban and Future Visions -- Svalbard and the Environmental Protection Imaginary of Norwegian Authorities-Nature Over Culture -- Longyearbyen. ; Longyearbyen-The Imaginary of 'Norwegianness' and Experiences of 'Otherness' -- Sustainability Goals in the Light of Increasing Tourism and Internationalization -- Revisions of Protection Plans for the National Parks in Svalbard-The Reactions in Longyearbyen -- The Future Imaginary of Longyearbyen-A Showcase for Green Transition and Sustainable Development? -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- 11 Imaginaries of Svalbard, Interdisciplinary Research and Fieldwork: Where Emergent Knowledge Surges -- Introduction: What Imaginaries Do -- Svalbard -- Interdisciplinarity -- Fieldwork -- Imagining for the Sake of Engaging and Engendering -- Coda -- References -- 12 Pictures of the Arctic: Visitors' Visions of Svalbard vis-à-vis Their Experience in its Landscape -- The Idea of the Arctic -- Visitors' Perspectives -- A Theme Park Inside a Nature Documentary: Svalbard as a Leisure Destination -- Finding Your Inner Explorer: Tourism Marketing in the Arctic -- Raw Wilderness: In Search of a Nature Experience -- Back in the Eighties, This Was All a Field: Svalbard Through the Lens of Memory -- See the Glaciers Before They Melt: Reconciling Travel with Environmental Concerns -- Home, Sweet Home: Permanent Communities on Svalbard -- Finding Svalbard -- References -- 13 Imaginaries of and in Svalbard: What Is Being Made? -- Why Is Looking at Imaginaries of and in Svalbard Meaningful? -- Which Themes Are Out There That This Book Did Not Cover? -- The Imaginaries 'of' and 'in' Svalbard Distinction: To What Degree Is This Helpful? -- What These Different Perspectives Show Us -- What, Then, Is Being 'Made'? -- References -- Annex: Text of the Svalbard Treaty -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Svalbard Imaginaries
• ISBN: 3-031-43841-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765492703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Arctic Encounters Series