"In every respect new" -- Vermin! -- "Mr. Gould's very beautiful work" -- A Tasmanian wolf -- The impact of photography -- The thylacine refigured -- Forgetting and remembering
Summary
Images of animals generate perceptions that have a profound effect on attitudes toward species. Can representations contribute to their extinction?Paper Tigerconsiders the role of illustrations in the demise of the thylacine or Tasmanian 'tiger'. It critiques 80 engravings, lithographs, drawings and photographs published between 1808 and 1936, paying attention to the messages they convey, the politics of representation, and the impact on the lives of animals. This approach challenges conventional histories, offers new understandings of human-animal interactions, and presents a chilling story o
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-275) and index
