The Franklin Expedition: A doomed voyage
Dehoff, Sophie
Dehoff, Sophie
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My title is “The Franklin Expedition: A Doomed Voyage”. This paper examines the voyage through the lens of climate instability, medical crises, and colonial miscalculations, drawing together the main sources of the missions failure in a novel way. My transdisciplinary approach draws on environmental history, medical humanities, art criticism, and postcolonial theory. My paper argues that the expedition serves as a compelling contact zone where environmental upheaval, medical crises, and cultural misunderstanding intersect. Sharing these findings will offer a unique perspective on historical climate misinterpretations and their consequences, particularly on the dangers of environmental determinism and imperial arrogance.
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2025-05-29
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Undergraduate
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