• The Arctic Playground of Europe: Sir Martin Conway's Svalbard 

      Ryall, Anka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The development of tourism is a significant aspect of the processes of modernity in the High Arctic. This article discusses the British art historian and mountaineer Sir William Martin Conway's two travelogues, The First Crossing of Spitsbergen (1897) and With Ski and Sledge over Arctic Glaciers (1898), in terms of a pioneering tourist approach to the archipelago of Svalbard. Unlike earlier yachting ...
    • The Queen of the Arctic: Louise Arner Boyd 

      Isaksson, Elisabeth; Ryall, Anka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-18)
      Louise Boyd (1887–1972) was a female pioneer in Arctic research whose legacy includes the exploration of north-east Greenland. In this Perspective piece, we use a broad interdisciplinary approach to investigate her career as a photographer and expedition leader. When documenting glacial retreat during the 1930s, she was at the forefront of the development of glaciology as a research discipline. ...