Russell Potter
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Professor of English |
| Location | Rhode Island, United States |
| Introduction | Russell Potter is Professor of English at Rhode Island College. He speciality is the history of polar exploration (Arctic Spectacles, 2007), with a focus on the the lost 1845 Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin; his 2016 book, Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search,details the long search for evidence of the expedition. In 2022, along with Peter Carney, Regina Koellner, and Mary Williamson, he has edited a volume containing all the known letters to and from Franklin's men: May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition; the publisher is McGill-Queen's University Press. |
| Interests | Arctic Exploration, Victorian Visual Culture, Pre-cinema, Early Film, Panoramas, Magic Lanterns, Dioramas, Shadow Plays, Toy Theatres, Charles Dickens, Rare Books, Printmaking, Illustrated Newspapers, Penny Gaffs, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars, Coffee Shops, Terry Gilliam, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Steampunk, L. Frank Baum, Sherlock Holmes |
| Favorite movies | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Pan's Labyrinth, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, 49th Parallel, Let the Right One In, Modern Times, City of Lost Children |
| Favorite books | Our Mutual Friend, The Barnum Museum, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Swallow, The Accursed Share, Untimely Meditations, Lanark |