[PDF.83fa] The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing (Animalibus)

The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing (Animalibus)

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 | #640377 in Books |  2012-11-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.75 x8.00l,1.94 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Contemporary phenomenon in historical context|By Professor Catmom|Poliquin deftly details the cultural meanings of taxidermy in its many genres, from natural history museum artifact to hunting trophy to rogue art object. This richly illustrated book, first in Penn State Press's series Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures, would appeal to art historians, cultural anthropologists| ||“I have long been a fan of Rachel Poliquin’s otherworldly online museum, www.ravishingbeasts.com, but after reading The Breathless Zoo I know just what she means when she says that all taxidermy, like storytelling, is ‘deeply marked

From sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art, The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing examines the cultural and poetic history of preserving animals in lively postures. But why would anyone want to preserve an animal, and what is this animal-thing now? Rachel Poliquin suggests that taxidermy is entwined with the enduring human longing to find meaning with and within the natural world. Her study draws out the longings...

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