Oliver Dunnett
Biographic Data
| ID | 142912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oliver Dunnett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oliver |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunnett |
| SIGNATURE | DUNNETT O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7657-9093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Postcolonial scientific masculinities: The correspondence of Arthur C Clarke and J B S Haldane
This paper examines postcolonial scientific masculinities in India and Ceylon/Sri LankaFootnote1 through a comparative analysis of the lives of Arthur C Clarke and J B S Haldane, two of Britain’s most influential science popularisers of the twentieth century, including the correspondence between them. It considers some well-understood tropes of imperial practise such as exploration, adventure and tropicality, alongside more nuanced topics includi…
Geographies of Outer Space
Geographies of outer space consider how spatial concepts can inform understandings of the cosmic realm and its connections to humankind. Such connections are identified throughout the history of geography, expressed through themes of cosmic ascent in imaginative writing, as well as in the production of globes and atlases. The establishment of the modern discipline of geography in some cases was beneficial to understandings of other planets and th…
Stairway to Heaven: Geographies of the Space Elevator in Science Fiction
Oliver Dunnett explores the space elevator as imaginary infrastructure in science fiction literature and reveals how this literature anticipates the geographical, cultural and political ramifications of fast access from Earth to outer space
Imperialism, Technology and Tropicality in Arthur C. Clarke’s Geopolitics of Outer Space
This paper addresses geopolitical cultures of outer space by examining the selected life and works of Arthur C. Clarke (1918–2008), one of the leading space technology advocates of the twentieth century, in the specific context of his adopted home of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Within the framework of studies that have connected critical geopolitics and science, further discussions concerning the interface between imperialism, technology and tropicality he…
Geographies of outer space: Progress and new opportunities
Research into outer space has burgeoned in recent years, through the work of scholars in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Geographers have made a series of useful contributions to this emergent work, but scholarship remains fairly limited in comparison to other disciplinary fields. This forum explains the scholarly roots of these new geographies of outer space, considering why and how geographies of outer space could make further importa…
Geopolitical Cultures of Outer Space: The British Interplanetary Society, 1933-1965
This paper identifies and critically examines the British Interplanetary Society’s geopolitics of outer space from 1933 to 1965, presenting a critical astropolitics of outer space in contributing to the critique of neo-classical astropolitics. The paper identifies three distinct periods in the changing geopolitical outlook of the BIS, the first being the idealist internationalism of the early years of the Society, the second concerning narratives…
Contested landscapes: The moral geographies of light pollution in Britain
This paper considers the concept of light pollution and its connections to moral geographies of landscape in Britain. The paper aims to provide a greater understanding of light pollution in the present day, where the issue connects to policy debates about energy efficiency, crime, health, ecology and night time aesthetics, whilst also engaging with new areas of research in cultural geography. The main sources of investigation are the Campaign to …
Patrick Moore, Arthur C. Clarke and ‘British Outer Space’ in the mid 20th century
This article seeks to explore a notion of ‘British outer space’ in the mid 20th century with reference to the British Interplanetary Society and the works of Patrick Moore and Arthur C. Clarke. Geographies of outer space have been examined following early work by Denis Cosgrove on the Apollo space photographs. Cosgrove’s work has encouraged a growing body of work that seeks to examine both the ‘Earth from space’ perspective as well as its recipro…
New spaces of exploration: Geographies of discovery in the twentieth century – Edited by Simon Naylor and James Ryan
Identity and geopolitics in Hergé'sAdventures of Tintin
This is a study of identity and geopolitics in Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, a series of adventure comics created from 1929 to 1976. The Tintin comics became increasingly popular throughout the mid-twentieth century, and their creator, Hergé, is still a subject of intrigue in the press and popular publications. Recent work in popular geopolitics has pioneered the use of comics as a new type of source material in critical geography. Hergé's approa…
Geographies of outer space: Progress and new opportunities
Research into outer space has burgeoned in recent years, through the work of scholars in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Geographers have made a series of useful contributions to this emergent work, but scholarship remains fairly limited in comparison to other disciplinary fields. This forum explains the scholarly roots of these new geographies of outer space, considering why and how geographies of outer space could make further importa…
Contested landscapes: The moral geographies of light pollution in Britain
This paper considers the concept of light pollution and its connections to moral geographies of landscape in Britain. The paper aims to provide a greater understanding of light pollution in the present day, where the issue connects to policy debates about energy efficiency, crime, health, ecology and night time aesthetics, whilst also engaging with new areas of research in cultural geography. The main sources of investigation are the Campaign to …
Identity and geopolitics in Hergé'sAdventures of Tintin
This is a study of identity and geopolitics in Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, a series of adventure comics created from 1929 to 1976. The Tintin comics became increasingly popular throughout the mid-twentieth century, and their creator, Hergé, is still a subject of intrigue in the press and popular publications. Recent work in popular geopolitics has pioneered the use of comics as a new type of source material in critical geography. Hergé's approa…
Patrick Moore, Arthur C. Clarke and ‘British Outer Space’ in the mid 20th century
This article seeks to explore a notion of ‘British outer space’ in the mid 20th century with reference to the British Interplanetary Society and the works of Patrick Moore and Arthur C. Clarke. Geographies of outer space have been examined following early work by Denis Cosgrove on the Apollo space photographs. Cosgrove’s work has encouraged a growing body of work that seeks to examine both the ‘Earth from space’ perspective as well as its recipro…
Geopolitical Cultures of Outer Space: The British Interplanetary Society, 1933-1965
This paper identifies and critically examines the British Interplanetary Society’s geopolitics of outer space from 1933 to 1965, presenting a critical astropolitics of outer space in contributing to the critique of neo-classical astropolitics. The paper identifies three distinct periods in the changing geopolitical outlook of the BIS, the first being the idealist internationalism of the early years of the Society, the second concerning narratives…
Imperialism, Technology and Tropicality in Arthur C. Clarke’s Geopolitics of Outer Space
This paper addresses geopolitical cultures of outer space by examining the selected life and works of Arthur C. Clarke (1918–2008), one of the leading space technology advocates of the twentieth century, in the specific context of his adopted home of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Within the framework of studies that have connected critical geopolitics and science, further discussions concerning the interface between imperialism, technology and tropicality he…
Identity and geopolitics in Hergé'sAdventures of Tintin
This is a study of identity and geopolitics in Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, a series of adventure comics created from 1929 to 1976. The Tintin comics became increasingly popular throughout the mid-twentieth century, and their creator, Hergé, is still a subject of intrigue in the press and popular publications. Recent work in popular geopolitics has pioneered the use of comics as a new type of source material in critical geography. Hergé's approa…
Patrick Moore, Arthur C. Clarke and ‘British Outer Space’ in the mid 20th century
This article seeks to explore a notion of ‘British outer space’ in the mid 20th century with reference to the British Interplanetary Society and the works of Patrick Moore and Arthur C. Clarke. Geographies of outer space have been examined following early work by Denis Cosgrove on the Apollo space photographs. Cosgrove’s work has encouraged a growing body of work that seeks to examine both the ‘Earth from space’ perspective as well as its recipro…
New spaces of exploration: Geographies of discovery in the twentieth century – Edited by Simon Naylor and James Ryan
Contested landscapes: The moral geographies of light pollution in Britain
This paper considers the concept of light pollution and its connections to moral geographies of landscape in Britain. The paper aims to provide a greater understanding of light pollution in the present day, where the issue connects to policy debates about energy efficiency, crime, health, ecology and night time aesthetics, whilst also engaging with new areas of research in cultural geography. The main sources of investigation are the Campaign to …
Geographies of outer space: Progress and new opportunities
Research into outer space has burgeoned in recent years, through the work of scholars in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Geographers have made a series of useful contributions to this emergent work, but scholarship remains fairly limited in comparison to other disciplinary fields. This forum explains the scholarly roots of these new geographies of outer space, considering why and how geographies of outer space could make further importa…
Geopolitical Cultures of Outer Space: The British Interplanetary Society, 1933-1965
This paper identifies and critically examines the British Interplanetary Society’s geopolitics of outer space from 1933 to 1965, presenting a critical astropolitics of outer space in contributing to the critique of neo-classical astropolitics. The paper identifies three distinct periods in the changing geopolitical outlook of the BIS, the first being the idealist internationalism of the early years of the Society, the second concerning narratives…
Imperialism, Technology and Tropicality in Arthur C. Clarke’s Geopolitics of Outer Space
This paper addresses geopolitical cultures of outer space by examining the selected life and works of Arthur C. Clarke (1918–2008), one of the leading space technology advocates of the twentieth century, in the specific context of his adopted home of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Within the framework of studies that have connected critical geopolitics and science, further discussions concerning the interface between imperialism, technology and tropicality he…
Stairway to Heaven: Geographies of the Space Elevator in Science Fiction
Oliver Dunnett explores the space elevator as imaginary infrastructure in science fiction literature and reveals how this literature anticipates the geographical, cultural and political ramifications of fast access from Earth to outer space
Geographies of Outer Space
Geographies of outer space consider how spatial concepts can inform understandings of the cosmic realm and its connections to humankind. Such connections are identified throughout the history of geography, expressed through themes of cosmic ascent in imaginative writing, as well as in the production of globes and atlases. The establishment of the modern discipline of geography in some cases was beneficial to understandings of other planets and th…
Postcolonial scientific masculinities: The correspondence of Arthur C Clarke and J B S Haldane
This paper examines postcolonial scientific masculinities in India and Ceylon/Sri LankaFootnote1 through a comparative analysis of the lives of Arthur C Clarke and J B S Haldane, two of Britain’s most influential science popularisers of the twentieth century, including the correspondence between them. It considers some well-understood tropes of imperial practise such as exploration, adventure and tropicality, alongside more nuanced topics includi…
Art history (6 works) · History (6 works) · Space exploration and regulation (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Outer space (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works)