Small Country, Long Journeys

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Nummer 10 i serien er på engelsk, og omhandler norsk ekspedisjonsfilm fra Roald Amundsens Sydpol-ekspedisjon, til Carl Lumholtz’ reiser i Borneo, og Thor Heyerdahls ferd med Kon-Tiki.

A wide variety of Norwegian expedition films, including Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition, Carl Lumholtz’s travels in Borneo, and Thor Heyerdahl’s journey on the Kon Tiki, is explored in this book. Leading film and media scholars examine the genre characteristics of expedition films, their production and exhibition contexts, and their role in constructing broader media events, national identity, and the writing of history.