Stephen Spotte

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Zoos in Postmodernism: Signs and SimulationHardcover, 1 January 2006

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Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Date Published
1 Jan 2006
ISBN-10
1611473292
ISBN-13
9781611473292

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In his provocative new book, Zoos in Postmodernism: Signs and Simulation, marine biologist Stephen Spotte lumps together public aquariums and zoological parks (which he collectively calls zoos) and treats them as cultural derivatives assessable using semiotics (the study of signs and their meanings) and Baudrillard's models of simulation. He concludes that only modernist zoos can exist in postmodern times, making captive animal displays anachronistic. Today's zoos are thus reminiscent of an era generally agreed to have ended with the 1950s. Unable to evolve and compete with contemporary entertainments, they can only be spectacles viewed passively.

Product Details

Author:
Stephen Spotte
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 2006
ISBN-10:
1611473292
ISBN-13:
9781611473292
Language:
English
Pages:
208

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