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CATEGORIES:Scott Polar Research Institute - HCEP (Histories\,
  Cultures\, Environments and Politics) Research Se
 minars
SUMMARY:A Slippery Signifier: Sea Ice in the Norwegian Nat
 ional Imaginary - Philip Steinberg (Durham Univers
 ity)
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UID:TALK222910AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/222910
DESCRIPTION:As global temperatures continue to rise\, Arctic s
 ea ice coverage is melting at alarming rates. The 
 absence of sea ice will irrevocably alter how glob
 al networks\, trade routes\, and extractive proces
 ses are formed and understood. While sea ice is ra
 rely found in Norwegian waters\, the country has a
  prolonged history of incorporating the character\
 , challenges\, and futurity of sea ice into its na
 tional imaginary. From historically regarding sea 
 ice as a space to test heroic masculine bravery\, 
 to the geographical and economic positioning and m
 anagement of the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) or iskant
 en\, and the normalisation of sea ice through the 
 commodification of icy waters\, Norwegian sea ice 
 has been framed as a site of opportunity. The retr
 eating ice edge thereby signifies the multitude of
  political and environmental realities faced by se
 a ice’s dynamism. This paper tells the story of th
 e evolving incorporation of (absent) sea ice into 
 Norway’s national mythos. Through its material pre
 sence within Norwegian territories such as Svalbar
 d\, sea ice is increasingly elusive despite its pe
 rsistent oceanic presence. Shifting from a linear 
 narrative of sea ice’s role within the territorial
 \, marine\, and ideological space of the Norwegian
  nation\, this paper complicates this normalised p
 rogression and instead suggests a slippery return 
 to the older (nationalising) tropes of frozen seas
 .
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, Lecture Theatre
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