Discover the Magic of Antarctica (Online)

This course includes photographs and maps from Antarctica and the surrounding ocean to enhance the first-hand stories from seventeen expeditions to the continent. Topics include (1) geography, glaciers, mountain ranges, Southern Ocean, and climate change; (2) Heroic Age of Exploration led by early explorers including Roald Amundsen, Robert F. Scott, and Ernest Shackleton; (3) The Mechanic Age of Exploration including expeditions by Richard E. Byrd and Laurence M. Gould, Lincoln Ellsworth; (4) The Modern Age – International Geophysical Year 1957-58 to present; (5) Geology; and (6) Biology; (7) Virtual cruise to Antarctic Peninsula. 

Dr. Jim Collinson is an emeritus professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University. His research has taken him throughout the Transantarctic and Ellsworth Mountains. After retirement, he served as a lecturer on Antarctic cruise ships. 

Notes

• A current OLLI membership is required to register for all courses and lectures.
• If you do not have a current Fall 2022 membership, one will be added to your cart at check-out.
• OLLI membership fees and course tuition are critical to the Institute’s sustainability and are non-refundable.
• OLLI vaccination requirements continue to be in effect.

Recommendations

Optional reading:

Bickel, Lennard, Mawson’s Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written  - Amazon, $10.95

Huntford, Roland, The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole (or older version) Scott and Amundsen - Amazon, $16.89

Video: The Last Place on Earth (1985 Masterpiece Theatre miniseries) DVD, Prime Video, Youtube.com

Lansing, Alfred, Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage - Amazon, $12.59

Larson, Edward J., An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctica - Amazon, $16.00

Solomon, Susan, The Coldest March: Scott’s Fatal Antarctic Expedition - Amazon, $13.98

Soper, Tony, Antarctica: A Guide to the Wildlife - Amazon, $21.31 (for those going South)

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