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dc.contributor.authorWæhler, Turid Austin
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-09T10:24:58Z
dc.date.available2022-09-09T10:24:58Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-16
dc.description.abstractThe article discusses cultural perceptions and interpretations of health and illness in a Svalbard context through the analysis of the novels Longyearbyen (2020) by the Norwegian writer Heidi Sævareid and The Arctic Novel (1964) by the Soviet writer Vladlen Anchishkin. Both novels use Svalbard of the 1950s as a setting for portraying issues related to health and illness. It is evident from the analyses that issues related to health and illness were essential in both Norwegian and Russian settlements on Svalbard in the 1950s. Many of the same diseases and incidents, such as mining injuries, hypothermia and appendicitis, are prevalent in both novels. An interesting difference is that The Arctic Novel does not contain references to psychiatric diseases, even though they were presumably relevant for the inhabitants on Svalbard, irrespectively of their geographical provenance and social background. One of the overarching themes that arises from these texts, is how the spatial setting directly affects health and illness. Living on Svalbard has clear effects for the health and well-being of the main characters in both novels. Another fundamental theme is how individuals fit into a larger context. These themes are important also today, when discussing for instance access to health care in remote areas (such as Svalbard), or when exploring the international presence on Svalbard from a geopolitical perspective.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWæhler, Turid Austin. 2022. “Health Through the Space Lens: Fictional Representations of Health and Illness in Svalbard’s Mining Towns in the 1950s”. Poljarnyj Vestnik 25 (1):51–71en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2032440
dc.identifier.doi10.7557/6.6572
dc.identifier.issn1500-7502
dc.identifier.issn1890-9671
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26746
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSeptentrio Academic Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWæhler, T.A. (2024). Healthcare Delivery and Emergency Preparedness on Svalbard: A Study of Norwegian and Russian Practices and Cooperation. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32312>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32312</a>.
dc.relation.journalPoljarnyj Vestnik
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleHealth Through the Space Lens. Fictional Representations of Health and Illness in Svalbard's Mining Towns in the 1950s.en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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