Hanne Nielsen

Dr. Hanne Nielsen is a Senior Lecturer in Antarctic Law and Governance at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. Her research focusses on representations of Antarctica in popular media, including in theatre and advertising material; polar tourism; and Antarctica as a workplace. Hanne was recognised as an emerging research leader as the first HASS-based researcher to be awarded a Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship in 2017. She is a past President (2017-18) of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the SCAR Standing Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS). Biography Dr Hanne Nielsen specialises in representations of Antarctica in popular culture, including the “Antarctic imaginaries” that manifest in cultural production. Originally from New Zealand, she first visited Antarctica with the University of Canterbury in 2011 and has been involved in Antarctic research ever since. Her research has appeared in a range of peer-reviewed journals and edited book collections while her frequent media appearances have helped raise the profile of Antarctic humanities and social sciences research. Hanne holds a BA (Hons) in German and English Literature from the University of Auckland (2011) and a Masters of Antarctic Studies from the University of Canterbury (2013). Building on her background in literary studies, Hanne came to the University of Tasmania in 2015 to work on a PhD on representations of Antarctica in advertising (completed 2017). She has worked as a Lecturer at the University of Tasmania since 2019. Having spent 5 seasons working as a tour guide in the Southern Ocean, Hanne has a particular interest in the contemporary practices of polar tourism as well as Antarctica as a workplace. She has also attended several Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings as a rapporteur. In the classroom Hanne has taught across English, Governance, and Antarctic Studies, where she draws on real world governance examples of how science, policy, and cultural production intersect. Career summary Qualifications PhD - University of Tasmania: Brand Antarctica: Selling Representations of the South from the ‘Heroic Era’ to the Present (Awarded 2018) MAntaStud - University of Canterbury, New Zealand: The Wide White Stage: Representations of Antarctica in Theatrical Productions (1930-2011) (Awarded 2013) PCAS - University of Canterbury, New Zealand: Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies (Awarded 2012) BA (First Class Honours) - University of Auckland, New Zealand: Major in German, Minor in English (Awarded 2011) Memberships Professional practice Executive Committee of the Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS), Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). This group brings together international researchers in the humanities and social sciences with an interest in the Antarctic region. SCAR Capacity Building, Education and Training Committee (CBET). This committee promotes initiatives to raise national scientific capacities around Antarctic research. Book Reviews Editor, The Polar Journal. This journal is a peer-reviewed forum for the scholarly discussion of polar issues from a social science and humanities perspective. Past President (2017-18) of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Administrative expertise Hanne has served on the organising committees for several international conferences, including the SCAR Open Science Conference (2020), and the SCAR Humanities and Social Sciences Depths and Surfaces conference (2017). As the President of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Hanne led an international organisation of over 3000 researchers and oversaw the 2018 APECS World Summit, which included representatives from 24 nations.

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