Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in
history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals
to humans, the essays gathered here examine a rich variety of ways
animals contribute to culture: as living things, as scientific
specimens, as food, weapons, tropes, and occasions for thought and
creativity. History and culture set the terms for this inquiry. As
history changes, so do the ways animals participate in culture.
Gorgeous Beasts offers a series of discontinuous but probing
studies of the forms their participation takes.
This collection presents the work of a wide range of scholars,
critics, and thinkers from diverse disciplines: philosophy,
literature, history, geography, economics, art history, cultural
studies, and the visual arts. By approaching animals from such
different perspectives, these essays broaden the scope of animal
studies to include specialists and nonspecialists alike, inviting
readers from all backgrounds to consider the place of animals in
history and art. Combining provocative critical insights with
arresting visual imagery, Gorgeous Beasts advances a challenging
new appreciation of animals as co-inhabitants and co-creators of
culture.
Aside from the editors, the contributors are Dean Bavington, Ron
Broglio, Mark Dion, Erica Fudge, Cecilia Novero, Harriet Ritvo,
Nigel Rothfels, Sajay Samuel, and Pierre Serna.
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