On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of Geographical Exploration
My forthcoming monograph focuses on the embodied labour of exploration to foreground subaltern contributions to British-led expeditions. In doing so, it asks bigger questions about whose labour is valued within the history of geography.
Icy Encounters: Indigenous Contributions to Developments in Maritime Health
This project examines the role of Arctic expeditions in the transmission and appropriation of Indigenous knowledge about the body and health.
Cultures of Drink and Abstinence on Expeditions
Expeditions played an important role in domestic medical and social developments. I show that expeditions became a key place for testing medical knowledge about the effects of alcohol and other drugs on the human body.
Non-Heroic Failure on Expeditions
Exploration is often understood through the lens of heroism. This project asks whether focusing on less-heroic incidents can allow us to get develop a more nuanced picture of Victorian and Edwardian exploration cultures.
