The Afterlives of Animals A Museum Menagerie |
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| Editor:
| Alberti, Samuel J. M. M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3167-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection of essays - from a broad array of contributors, including anthropologists, curators, fine artists, geographers, historians, and journalists - comprises short ""biographies"" of a number of famous taxidermized animals. Each essay traces the life, death, and museum afterlife of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping.
This collection of essays - from a broad array of contributors, including anthropologists, curators, fine artists, geographers, historians, and journalists - comprises short ""biographies"" of a number of famous taxidermized animals. Each essay traces the life, death, and museum afterlife of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping.