Henrietta Hammant
@HenHammant
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Dr of the Anthropology of Heritage // Polar museums // Antarctic collections // Questioning "Heroics" // she/her
Joined February 2019
I've had a fantastic night with @AntarcticHT @camillajnichol @polarben talking about 21st Century Heroism to celebrate #Shackleton100 Take a look at the recording here!❄️ https://t.co/8mAWN0FxgJ
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Delighted to have an excuse to go to Copenhagen in November!
Delighted our short film will be playing in Copenhagen in November!
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In the museum today a little girl recognised me from my Youtube video with @maddiemoate (which her dad said she had watched at least 100 times) and career complete, honestly!
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Call me naive, but I did hope that three years into my PhD research in museology I'd at least be able to type the word musuem, musUem, musUEM.
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My review of "Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects" for H-water came out today. Thanks to @YanhighYan for commissioning it and @farsouthhistory and Jean de Pomereu for their lovely book - a joy to review
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Transcribing PhD interviews and truly humbled by having to decide whether I really need all 7 cools in my scintillating reply to a great comment from my participant: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah OK cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool."
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Yesterday I won the "Research in an object" category at the @UniofReading graduate school conference! It was a hoot, but I think it's fair to say I won't be making a habit of sewing tiny versions of Oates' sleeping bag #IsItASleepingBagOrIsItAShoe
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10/10 for teamwork, 0/10 for pigeons...
All hands were on deck today as the museum team undertook the conservation of one of our (very) large objects here at the Polar Museum. This is our life-size replica of the James Caird (Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lifeboat). The Polar Museum is open 10am - 4pm Tues-Sat (FREE entry)
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Museums! Antarctic collections! Tea! This feels like I've peaked, tbf... Come and watch me cram too many stories in and point at some pics, it'll be fun, I promise!
📣Coming this month - new series of Tea and Talks! For this session our theme will be heroic objects of Antarctic exploration. We will look forward to seeing you there! ❄ Mon 19 June, 2.15 - 3.30pm ages 16+ Secure your place and book your free ticket: https://t.co/JFCJURVuQr
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Having a whale of a time at @RMGreenwich celebrating LGBTQ+ history month and talking all things Alexander von Humboldt, his science, his romantic relationships with men, and his namesake squid 🦑
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It was such a huge treat to be involved in The Great Antarctic Menu this evening with the wonderful @voicesathand and @caroldevine - thank you for inviting me @AntarcticHT and @camillajnichol. Now off for some cranberries and a cup of teaco...☕️ https://t.co/v0x4geoxoF
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The Great #Antarctic Menu! Dec 13th 6pm GMT @AntarcticHT @camillajnichol joined by @voicesathand @caroldevine of The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning - exploring their #culinary & eco journey south, with @HenHammant archaeologist & anthropologist. https://t.co/DnJxGaTo1c
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I absolutely cannot wait for this! Tell all your friends! (Or don't and buy it for ALL your Christmas presents)
We are excited to announce a new graphic novel adaptation of The Worst Journey in the World. Made in collaboration with the Scott Polar Research Institute, the book is written and drawn by Sarah Airriess @WorstJourneyGN and will be published by @IndieNovella on 24 November 2022!
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Here is a quick summary of how things currently stand in British politics after a mini budget, a U-turn and a change in Chancellor
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22nd September 2017 The Antarctic map on the Memorial Court ceiling of the Scott Polar Museum was painted in 1934 and somewhat inaccurate compared to later maps as we now know a great deal more about the world’s fifth-largest continent. @scottpolar
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Work with us! We're recruiting a Collections Coordinator to manage the collections of the Polar Museum. The role holder will lead on collections care, respond to enquiries, support research access, help with displays, and much more... #museumjobsuk
https://t.co/XusYPWrkon
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You could call me a historian of polar bears as I (obsessively) research their representation in 19th-century art. Here are some of my favorite polar bears across media and time periods: 1/10 as motifs in interior design, ex. this detail from an 1855 French scenic wallpaper
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The #CuratingDiscomfort intervention @hunterian is 💥 powerful, disruptive & full of depth Big up @zandrayeaman & the community curators for your incredible work 🙌🏽 Still taking in the Declaration of Discomfort - real call to action business 📢 More of this in museums pls 🙏🏽
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Join me for just the most joyful chat with the super-knowledgeable and very-funny Christie Grekul and Dr. Grant Zazula! Beringia, the Yukon, palaeontology and giant ground sloths- what's not to love? 🦣@yukonberingia
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