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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Acampora, Ralph R., 1965-

Series:

Toposophia.

Toposophia : sustainability, dwelling, design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoos--Philosophy.

Zoos.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28600-4

1-282-60752-9

9786612607523

0-7391-3456-6

OCLC:

700699402