
Reading Zoos
Representations of Animals and Captivity
Randy Malamud(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 1998
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-333-71406-5 (ISBN)
Description
Through an examination of modern depictions of zoos, Reading Zoos presents a paradigm of how these institutions, and a range of reactions to them, illuminate the workings of our cultural sensibilities. The book explores how the nature of zoos and their significance to cultural consumers is portrayed in over 100 works. It explores what animals' captivity signifies about the people who create, maintain, and patronize zoos; Malamud argues that zoos represent a cultural danger, a deadening of our sensibilities, because the institutions - rather than fostering an appreciation for animals' attributes - convince spectators that people are the imperial species.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-71406-5 (9780333714065)
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Content
Acknowledgements - Zoo Stories - Interlude The Zoo Story - Exhibiting Imperialism - Cages - Pain - Spectatorship - Kids and Zoos - Animals and their Contexts: Beyond Zoos - Notes - Bibliography - Index