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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813670503321

Titolo

Metamorphoses of the zoo [[electronic resource] ] : animal encounter after Noah / / edited by Ralph R. Acampora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2010

ISBN

1-282-60752-9

9786612607523

0-7391-3456-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (453 p.)

Collana

Toposophia : sustainability, dwelling, design

Altri autori (Persone)

AcamporaRalph R. <1965->

Disciplina

590.7/3

Soggetti

Zoos - Philosophy

Human-animal relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : off the ark : restoring biophilia / Ralph Acampora -- Zoos as welfare arks? : reflections on an ethical course for zoos / Koen Margodt -- Nooz : ending the exploitation of zoos / Lisa Kemmerer -- Through a frame darkly : a phenomenological critique of zoos / Bernard Rollin -- Beyond zoos : Marianne Moore and Albrecht Dürer / Randy Malamud -- Respectful stewardship of a hybrid nature : the role of concrete encounters / Chilla Bulbeck -- Whale and human agency in world-making : decolonizing whale-human encounters / Leesa Fawcett and Traci Warkentin -- Boring a wormhole in the zoological ark / David Lulka -- Open door policy : humanity's relinquishment of "right to sight" and the emergence of feral culture / Gay Bradshaw ; with Barbara Smuts and Debra Durham -- Earth trusts: a quality vision for animals? / Helena Pedersen and Natalie Dian -- From zoo to zoöpolis : effectively enacting Eden / Matthew Chrulew -- Zoöpolis / Jennifer Wolch -- Inventionist ethology : sustainable designs for reawakening human-animal interactivity / Ralph Acampora -- Afterword : following zootopian visions / Nicole Mazur.

Sommario/riassunto

Metamorphoses of the Zoo marshals a unique compendium of critical interventions that envision novel modes of authentic encounter that cultivate humanity's biophilic tendencies without abusing or degrading



other animals. These take the form of radical restructurings of what were formerly zoos or map out entirely new, post-zoo sites or experiences. The result is a volume that contributes to moral progress on the inter-species front and eco-psychological health for a humankind whose habitats are now mostly citified or urbanizing.