Elizabeth Leane

Professor of Antarctic Studies at U. of Tasmania, interested in social & cultural aspects of human engagement with Antarctica, past & present. Views my own.

[Ida Kubiszewski @ida_kub]

What are the #physical, #biological, #chemical, #social tipping points of #Antarctica? How will they potentially cascade and impact the rest of the world? Find out in our new paper:
https://t.co/6SguunYcz4 @Robert_Costanza @_pandannie @glennfinau @elizabeth_leane #tippingpoint

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

https://t.co/4hvw64mhCU

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

There will be some great #Antarctic (and other!) sessions in the upcoming COCE conference. It's exciting to be holding this event in Hobart. Deadline for abstracts is soon. @AntarcticHASS

[IECA @the_ieca]

Let’s experience Tasmania together at COCE 2025 in Hobart, a place where biodiversity & human culture inspire new ways of communicating environmental issues. Submit your session proposal—creative & traditional formats welcome!
Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
🔗 https://t.co/n1YnMGrWAw

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

@PrfAnnaJohnston @amandanettelbec @AustraliaInJPN @UTokyo_News_en I just had coffee with Amanda in Tokyo and we talked about you having the chair a while back! Timing!

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

My excellent colleague @LisaFletcherTas and I had so much fun talking to Jen Hoyer at the @NewBooksNetwork podcast about ... well, our new book, Space, Place and Bestsellers, with @CambridgeUP . @UTASEnglish
https://t.co/VVJ0B89Z54

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

If you are in Hobart, go along to Hobartica! A terrific initiative for our gateway - read about it here: https://t.co/3KRemFfPre

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

I really enjoyed talking to Clark Marchese about Antarctic literature on the new and excellent South Pole podcast. Hope you enjoy listening! https://t.co/c27VQphiLc

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

I'm looking forward to this Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery exhibition "Through Our Eyes", an initiative of the Antarctic Women's Network, curated by my wonderful colleague Miranda Nieboer. @tasmuseum @UTASEnglish @Antarctic_space @AntarcticHASS

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Thanks to Lindsay, Alex and all the folk at ASLE EcoCast Podcast for the chance to talk about my research on the human side of Antarctica: https://t.co/iMs4B3U5C6 @UTASEnglish @AntarcticHASS

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

@AnthonyPress The persistence of the myth itself in the face of obvious evidence to the contrary is quite interesting (not to mention worrying). Good to see the myth-busting, Tony!

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Great to be among the other academics at #ATCM46 in Kochi

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Wonderful to have a chance to present the @AntarcticCities project outcomes at this forum. @UTASEnglish @AntarcticHASS

[Cancillería Chile 🇨🇱 @Minrel_Chile]

En la 46° Reunión Consultiva del Tratado Antártico, las delegaciones de Argentina, Australia, Chile, Nueva Zelandia y Sudáfrica, se reunieron para dialogar sobre el compromiso de sus países con el Sistema del #TratadoAntártico en su calidad de puertas de entrada a la Antártica.❄️

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Space, Place and Bestsellers is out with Cambridge UP and free to use for the next two weeks! The product of an excellent collaboration with my colleague
@LisaFletcherTas. Chapter 3 should be of particular interest to @LeeChildReacher fans. @UTASEnglish
https://t.co/6qBXbIDDlM

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

I'm excited to be attending this year's #Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, which starts today in Kochi, India. Lots of important items on the agenda. @UTAS_ @AntarcticHASS

[Matt King @DeformedEarth]

If you're interested in studying a PhD on #Antarctica , UTas has a one-stop shop of advertised projects
https://t.co/tMKRn1o8k3

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

#CreativeAntarctica - Exploring the creative potential of Antarctic Research. A panel - with Mary Finsterer, Sean Williams, Philip Samartzis, Nicole Webster
5 pm 17 Apr, Theatre Royal, Hobart. https://t.co/cQN2ShFFa9

@UTAS_ @UTASEnglish @Antarctichass

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

For everyone interested in #Antarctica and the arts!
#CreativeAntarctica MAGNETIC QUIET ZONE: audio/video installation by Philip Samartzis, Sean Williams, Marty Walch. Hobart, 17–19 April. Reserve through Theatre Royal https://t.co/k8nxZh6xVx
@UTAS_ @UTASEnglish @Antarctichass

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Interested in how bestsellers function in different places & on different scales? Watch this video abstract for the Cambridge UP title 'Space, Place, and Bestsellers', which I co-authored with @LisaFletcherTas. Out soon - open access for the first 2 weeks. @UTASEnglish

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

John Carpenter Zoom Crashes a Special Screening of The Thing in the Middle of the Antarctic https://t.co/FYKOJB4FV9

[Elizabeth Leane @elizabeth_leane]

Great to see a deep dive on Antarctic newspapers - a little used but fascinating source of detail on well-known expeditions @atlasobscura https://t.co/Qeefy0hfyE