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On Time and Other Things: Some Cartesian Dichotomies in Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2021

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Sarah de Barros Viana Hissa*
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Department of Anthropology and Archaeology Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627. Pampulha 31270901 - Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Antarctica differs from all other regions in the world, not only from its unique geography, but also in the way humans understand it and have incorporated it into global relations. Considering Antarctica's distinctive landscapes and human relations, this paper discusses aspects of how time is humanly perceived in Antarctica. Basing on elements from different human occupations, nineteenth-century sailor-hunters and current incursions, this discussion approximates different historical groups in their experiences of Antarctica, connecting their personal lives, past and present. Meanwhile, also put into issue are the dualities that separate nature and culture, physical and relative time, and past and present, as well as the related notions of time in itself, perceived time speed and internal time consciousness.

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Cambridge Archaeological Journal , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , May 2022 , pp. 173 - 187
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

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