Animals, plants and afterimages the art and science of representing extinction /
Animals, plants and afterimages the art and science of representing extinction / [electronic book] :
edited by Valerie Bienvenue.
- online resource (462 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dialogues about extinction -- Indigenous peoples and extinction -- Representing avian and insect extinctions -- Representing extinct plants and fungi -- Representing extinct mammals -- Exhibiting extinction.
The sixth mass extinction or Anthropocene extinction is one of the most pervasive issues of our time. Animals, Plants and Afterimages brings together leading scholars in the humanities and life sciences to explore how extinct species are represented in art and visual culture, with a special emphasis on museums. Engaging with celebrated cases of vanished species such as the quagga and the thylacine as well as less well-known examples of animals and plants, these essays explore how representations of recent and ancient extinctions help advance scientific understanding and speak to contemporary ecological and environmental concerns.
Electronic reproduction.:
Knowledge Unlatched.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781800734258 (hardback) 9781805390671 (e-Book)
Extinct animals in art
Extinct plants in art
Museum techniques--Moral and ethical aspects
704.943
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dialogues about extinction -- Indigenous peoples and extinction -- Representing avian and insect extinctions -- Representing extinct plants and fungi -- Representing extinct mammals -- Exhibiting extinction.
The sixth mass extinction or Anthropocene extinction is one of the most pervasive issues of our time. Animals, Plants and Afterimages brings together leading scholars in the humanities and life sciences to explore how extinct species are represented in art and visual culture, with a special emphasis on museums. Engaging with celebrated cases of vanished species such as the quagga and the thylacine as well as less well-known examples of animals and plants, these essays explore how representations of recent and ancient extinctions help advance scientific understanding and speak to contemporary ecological and environmental concerns.
Electronic reproduction.:
Knowledge Unlatched.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781800734258 (hardback) 9781805390671 (e-Book)
Extinct animals in art
Extinct plants in art
Museum techniques--Moral and ethical aspects
704.943