Performing Arctic Sovereignty

Policy and Visual Narratives

Corine Wood-Donnelly (University of Cambridge, UK)

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English

Routledge
30 June 2020

Political campaigning & advertising; Human geography; Regional geography; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: Routledge Research in Polar Regions

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 stamps, it offers a novel analysis of Arctic sovereignty. Issues such as climate change, plastics pollution and resource development continue to impact the future of this space centred around the North Pole. Who is responsible for the region? This book examines how countries have absorbed Arctic territory into their national consciousness, examining the choice of, and use of, symbols and images in postage stamps. It looks at the story of how these countries have represented their Arctic frontiers and territorial peripheries.

The book argues that the performance of policy in these regions has caused relative sovereignty to become a reality. It provides an intriguing account of how these countries have, in their distinctive ways, established, legitimised and reinforced their political authority in these regions. This book will appeal to Geographers and is recommended supplementary reading for students in political history and regional studies of the North.

By: Corine Wood-Donnelly (University of Cambridge UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367606770
ISBN 10: 0367606771
Series: Routledge Research in Polar Regions
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.