Mary Jobe Akeley's Explorations in the Canadian Rockies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5289729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Gilmartin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 297 |
| Publication date | 1990-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/635530 |
| OpenAlex | W2129434748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
A CENTURY AGO the term 'geographer' was virtually synonymous with 'explorer,' and exploration was thought to be an appropriate endeavour for men only. Neither of these premises is accepted today. The latter notion never was true, and, clearly, the practice of geography has evolved far beyond its nineteenth century focus on exploration and mapping. Nevertheless, I suspect that today's geographers, as a group, have a greater-than-average interest in foreign places which may manifest itself in a joy of travel for its own sake or simply in armchair experiences of exotic locales. Indeed, a recent survey of the RGS membership showed that a substantial proportion are interested primarily in 'expedition, travel and adventure'. And an impressive number (43 per cent) of the respondents said that they, themselves, had been on one or more expeditions (Rhind and Burgess, 1989: 108). It is interesting to note a surge of interest in modern travel writing, even among the general public (Miller, 1989). Many of the people who participated in early geographic quests are almost forgotten now, especially, perhaps, the women explorers because there were relatively few of them. Such women's stories are fascinating, however, because in addition to the mental and physical stamina demanded of anyone conducting geographic exploration, it also took considerable additional courage and independence to step out of the traditional role which society had defined for women and to undertake a 'man's
Canadian Identity and History · Geology · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · Travel Writing and Literature
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |