Imagining Zoos
Beginning with paintings of dodos and cassowaries by the Flemish artist Roelandt Savery, this essay traces continuities between early-modern European menageries and 21st-century zoos. Arguing that modern zoos persist in attempting to present an imaginary world of superabundance, the article shows ho...
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| Language: | English |
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Figura, Centre de recherche sur le texte et l'imaginaire
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Captures |
| Online Access: | https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1098047ar |