1st Edition
Performing Arctic Sovereignty Policy and Visual Narratives
By Corine Wood-Donnelly
Copyright 2019
146 Pages
by
Routledge
146 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
146 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Arctic is 5.5 million square miles and has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years, yet it is still a frontier of development. But who owns the Arctic? This book charts the history of performances of sovereignty over the Arctic in the policy and visual representations of the US, Canada and Russia. Focusing on narratives of the effective occupation of territory found in postage... Read more
Part I Setting the scene
Introduction
1. Who owns the Arctic?
Part II Policy and visual representations
2. The American Arctic
3. The Canadian Arctic
4. The Russian Arctic
5. Comparing performances of Arctic sovereignty
Conclusion
Biography
Corine Wood-Donnelly is a researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden, and is also affiliated with the Scott Polar Research Institute. Her interdisciplinary research in political geography and international relations specialises on the Arctic region. She has research interests in performativity, materiality and cosmologies of sovereignty, especially related to maritime spaces.
