Elizabeth Leane

I have a BSc in Physics (U. Adelaide), a BA(Hons) in English (U Adelaide) and a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where I studied as a Rhodes scholar. I use textual analysis, archival research and a range of qualitative methods to better understand human engagement with the Antarctic region, past and present. I partner with tour operators, national Antarctic programs, NGOs and government agencies. I have received public funding to produce a cultural history of Australian artists and writers in Antarctica; to survey public attitudes towards Antarctica; to examine Antarctic tourist experiences and related policy; to progress the re-imagining of ‘gateway’ cities; to integrate humanities approaches into Antarctic research; and to write a thematic history of Anglophone fiction set in Antarctica. My accessible books, essays, reports, podcasts and presentations inform and enrich the ways we think about the region to our south.