Hanne is a Senior Lecturer in Antarctic Law and Governance at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. She specializes in representations of Antarctica and has a particular interest in the commercial history of the continent.  Dr Nielsen’s current work focusses on the interactions between imagined versions of Antarctica and embodied encounters with the place in the context of Antarctic tourism and the media. She is a Chief Officer of the SCAR Standing Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences; a co-lead of the SCAR Tourism Action Group (Ant-TAG); and led Theme 7 (An Inspiring and Engaging Ocean) of the Southern Ocean Decade Action Plan.