Metamorphoses of the Zoo : Animal Encounter after Noah.

Metamorphoses of the Zoo : Animal Encounter after Noah.

Metamorphoses of the Zoo: Animal Encounter After Noah is a volume dedicated to radically transformative approaches to spaces set aside as zoological parks or gardens. Historically, these establishments served as symbols of power and venues for entertainment, but today, they have taken to portraying...

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Main Author: Acampora, Ralph R., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2010.
Subjects:
Zoos > Philosophy.
Human-animal relationships.
Human-animal relationships
Zoos > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Metamorphoses of the Zoo; Contents; Acknowledgments; I N T R O D U C T I O N: Off the Ark: Restoring Biophilia; C H A P T E R O N E: Zoos as Welfare Arks? Reflections on an Ethical Course for Zoos; C H A P T E R T W O: Nooz: Ending Zoo Exploitation; C H A P T E R T H R E E: Through a Frame Darkly: A Phenomenological Critique of Zoos; C H A P T E R F O U R: Beyond Zoos: Marianne Moore and Albrecht Dürer; C H A P T E R F I V E: Respectful Stewardship of a Hybrid Nature: The Role of Concrete Encounters.
  • C H A P T E R S I X: Whale and Human Agency in World-Making: Decolonizing Whale-Human EncountersC H A P T E R S E V E N: Boring a Wormhole in the Zoological Ark; C H A P T E R E I G H T: Open Door Policy: Humanity's Relinquishment of "Right to Sight" and the Emergence of Feral Culture; C H A P T E R N I N E: Earth Trusts: A Quality Vision for Animals?; C H A P T E R T E N: From Zoo to Zoöpolis: Effectively Enacting Eden; C H A P T E R E L E V E N: Zoöpolis; C H A P T E R T W E L V E: Inventionist Ethology: Sustainable Designs for Reawakening Human-Animal Interactivity; Index.
  • About the Contributors.

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