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CATEGORIES:Darwin College Science Seminars
SUMMARY:A tale of Terror and Erebus: international collabo
 ration and competition in the search for Franklin’
 s lost expedition - Dr Nanna Kaalund (Scott Polar 
 Research Institute\, University of Cambridge)
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UID:TALK111409AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/111409
DESCRIPTION:As the reduction in polar ice turns the Northwest 
 Passage into a viable trading route\nand a lucrati
 ve fishing area\, the legal status has become a ke
 y concern\, with several\nnations claiming its own
 ership. Upon discovery of John Franklin’s wrecked 
 ship HMS\nErebus in 2014\, the Canadian Prime Mini
 ster at the time Stephen Harper stated that\n“Fran
 klin’s ships are an important part of Canadian his
 tory given that his expeditions\,\nwhich took plac
 e nearly 200 years ago\, laid the foundations of C
 anada’s Arctic\nsovereignty.” Harper’s assertion t
 hat Franklin’s expedition was the beginning of\nCa
 nadian sovereignty in the Arctic – however flawed 
 – shows the long-lasting influence\nof nineteenth-
 century Arctic explorations on the geopolitical la
 ndscape. The lost\nFranklin expedition generated i
 nternational interest\, collaboration\, and financ
 ial\nassistance for search missions. With referenc
 e the Fox expedition under Captain Francis\nLeopol
 d McClintock\, one of the many nineteenth-century 
 search missions for the lost\nFranklin expedition\
 , this presentation examines the nineteenth-centur
 y tensions\nsurrounding international Arctic colla
 borations. The intersection of imperial\ncompetiti
 on\, national tragedy\, and scientific observation
 \, invites discussion concerning\nthe role of scie
 nce in the national construction of the Arctic.\n
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
CONTACT:Domi Baretic
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