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SUMMARY:“To those who knew him best because they loved him most”: Loss
 \, Grief\, and Family in British Antarctic exploration\, c. 1901-1922 - De
 b Wood\, PhD candidate\, Scott Polar Research Institute
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CONTACT:Deb Wood
DESCRIPTION:This thesis provides an analysis of the emotional experiences 
 of the families bereaved in the course of early 20th Century British Antar
 ctic expeditions to expand and complicate discussions surrounding separati
 on\, loss\, and relationships across distances. By piecing together and tr
 acing the lived experiences of the twelve families who lost loved ones on 
 expeditions between 1901-1922\, this work illuminates these stories of fam
 ilial separation\, care\, loss\, and protection\, and to reincorporate the
 m into our narratives surrounding Antarctica’s histories. In bringing th
 e lens of emotion to these narratives of heroized exploration and tragedy\
 , it demonstrates the fundamental role that emotions played within these e
 xpeditions from their beginnings\, and shed light on the continuous\, deli
 berate\, and reciprocated emotional relationships that stood at the core o
 f the experience of Antarctic exploration – both for the men who physica
 lly travelled to Antarctica\, and those who advocated\, cared\, and watche
 d for them in their absence. By tracing these emotional connections and re
 lationships throughout the expedition’s duration\, the immediate afterma
 th of loss\, and the long-term reality of losing a loved one in these circ
 umstances\, this thesis offers a fresh perspective on what it was to griev
 e at a distance\, as well as the vital role that the grieving process of i
 ndividuals\, networks\, and institutions alike played in the development o
 f the Antarctic canon and the expeditions’ public legacies. In this way\
 , it places these families and their emotional relationships back into the
  expedition narratives\, and highlight just how crucial their emotional la
 bour was to the expedition\, its members\, and its future legacies.
LOCATION:Hybrid: Seminar room\, SPRI &amp\; Zoom - email organiser for det
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