Sailing is needed, living is also needed: First ideas on time organization and perception of Brazilian seamen at Antarctica

Authors

  • Sarah de Barros Viana Hissa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2017.141653

Keywords:

Antarctica, Time, Sailor, Seasonality, Space

Abstract

Scientific Brazilian research in Antarctica is undertaken since 1892, with logistic support from the Brazilian Navy. After a relatively brief ethnographic field work in polar ships, we intend to discuss how seamen perceive time and its passage. Three factors were mainly considered: the activities undertaken; retention and protention conscience movements; and festivities. It was noted a desire from the sailors for time to pass quickly, and that the intensification of leisure or work activities offer a sensation of a quick passage of time. The memory of home is constantly present, suggesting a partial presence in that space, were other places and moments are invited to inhabit Antartica. In this contexts, festivities may mean, for the sailors, a way to intensify the present.

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Published

2017-12-23

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 3 (2017)

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How to Cite

Hissa, S. de B. V. (2017). Sailing is needed, living is also needed: First ideas on time organization and perception of Brazilian seamen at Antarctica. Revista De Antropologia, 60(3), 284-307. https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2017.141653