"Intersections of Landscape and Humanity in Antarctica"

Scarano Caitlin, Milwaukee WI

Investigators

Abstract

As a participant in the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, Caitlin Scarano proposes to spend time in the McMurdo Station region to study the intersections between landscape and humanity and interpret these relationships through poetry. A primary goal of the project is to promote dialogue and greater understanding about the unique Antarctic ecosystem and the role of humans within that ecosystem. Scarano will conduct formal and informal discussions with researchers and other individuals working at the station and field camps that she visits. During her time in Antarctica, she will maintain a blog on her author website to log her experiences and share her reflections, photos and poems with the public. Upon returning home, she will compile her poems into a full-length manuscript which will be submitted to several publishers for national distribution. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.