JSTOR

Animals; Plants and Afterimages, The Art and Science of Representing Extinction

Year

2022

Publisher

Berghahn Books

Type

BOOK

Category

Nature

Language

English

Pages

65

ISBN

978-1-80073-425-8

Link

Last Update

29-Oct-2024

Keywords

Biological Sciences ; Communication Studies ; Environmental Science ; sustainability-discipline

Description

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.

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