ABSTRACT

This article explores the nature of transgression in Antarctica, an isolated and extreme environment. Drawing upon interviews with Antarctic expeditioners, the paper examines harms and crimes of Australian Antarctic bases, some of which are unique to this physical and social environment. The article then considers how and why there is greater tolerance of ‘deviant’ behaviour in this setting and the layers of ‘silence’ that accompany various transgressions. This is interpreted through the conceptual lens of folk crime. Living and working in Antarctica, where everyone is dependent upon the same community, means that the contours of transgression, tolerance and silence by expeditioners is shaped by its unusual context and circumstance.

摘要

本文探讨了南极洲海侵的性质，这是一个孤立的极端环境。通过对南极探险者的采访，该论文考察了澳大利亚南极基地的危害和犯罪，其中一些是这种物理和社会环境所独有的。然后，文章考虑了在这种情况下如何以及为什么对“越轨”行为有更大的容忍度，以及伴随着各种违规行为的“沉默”层。这是通过民间犯罪的概念镜头来解释的。在南极洲生活和工作，每个人都依赖于同一个社区，这意味着探险者的越轨、容忍和沉默的轮廓是由其不同寻常的背景和环境塑造的。