Conference and Film Festival Announcement
"North by Degree: An International Conference on Arctic Exploration,
1850-1940"
21-24 May 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
For more information and to register, please go to:
http://www.pachs.net/north
Or contact:
Susan Kaplan
Email: skaplan [at] bowdoin.edu
Phone: 207 725-3289
Or: Robert Peck
Email: peck [at] ansp.org
Phone: 215 299-1138
The Academy of Natural Sciences, American Philosophical Society, The
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center at Bowdoin
College, and the Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science
(PACHS) invite you to attend "North by Degree: An International
Conference on Arctic Exploration, 1850-1940," a conference and film
festival to be held 21-24 May 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Established and emerging scholars will present papers reporting on
new research; the discussion sessions will aim at advancing research on the
history of arctic exploration. The film festival, on 24 May, will feature rare
archival footage of various explorers.
Sessions will be built around the following themes:
- Nationalism, identity, and exploration of northern regions
- Consequences of culture contact between Inuit and Westerners
- Issues of race and gender on expeditions
- The culture of the explorer
- Technological advancements and their impact on arctic exploration
- Increased understanding of the natural world
- Arctic exploration as reflected in popular culture
The conference will take place at the American Philosophical Society and
The Academy of Natural Sciences and is funded in part by a grant to
PACHS from the National Science Foundation.
The Arctic Exploration Film Festival will take place Saturday morning,
24 May 2008, at The Academy of Natural Sciences and will feature rare
motion picture footage of various arctic explorers.
For pre-registration and program information please go to:
http://www.pachs.net/north.
For additional information about the conference, please contact:
Susan Kaplan
Phone: 207-725-3289
Email: skaplan [at] bowdoin.edu
Or:
Robert Peck
Phone: 215-299-1138
Email: peck [at] ansp.org