Zoo studies
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Recent papers in Zoo studies
Vie et mort de Miss Djeck : éléphant de cirque
In the midst of the climate crisis and the threat of the sixth extinction, we can no longer claim to be the masters of nature. Rather, we need to unlearn our species’ arrogance for the sake of all animals, human and non-human. Rethinking... more
Syllabus for Animals in Human Cultures: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Humanities 3016, 2017-2018
Humanities 3016, 2017-2018
In anthropology and across the humanities and social sciences, zoos have tended to be theorized as places of spectacle. Scholars often focus on the ways in which these institutions enable the viewing of other-than-human animals by human... more