Christmas at the Poles
Emotions, food, and festivities on polar expeditions, 1818–1912
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9219176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shane Mccorristine (0000-0002-9451-7427, University of Cambridge), Jane S P Mocellin (Université Jean Monnet) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 562-577 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247416000437 |
| OpenAlex | W2464375340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
In this article we survey descriptions of Christmas celebrations contained in the diaries and narratives of polar explorers (mostly British) from 1818 to 1912. We find that Christmas was a time almost universally associated with the display of positive emotions, although this was in the context of increased amounts of stress associated with the challenges of over-wintering at high latitudes. Firstly, we argue that Christmas was crucial to the well-being of expedition participants because it opened emotional channels that enabled them to cope with stress. Secondly, we argue that Christmas revealed a play space in which certain types of normally deviant behaviour were welcomed. Thirdly, we argue that Christmas was a major nutritional event for over-wintering crew members, satisfying a need for calories that was rarely met in the everyday rations
Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Crew · Geography · Literature · Narrative · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · History · Moravian Church and William Blake · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |