Captured: The Animal within Culture [electronic resource] /
Boyde, M.editor.
In 2008 the youtube video documenting the emotional reunion between two men and Christian the Lion became a worldwide sensation. Key themes of the essays in Captured: the Animal within Culture are encapsulated in Christian's story: the implications of the physical and cultural capture of animals.
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- INTRODUCTION; Melissa Boyde -- 1. Verticality, Vertigo and Vulnerabilities: Giraffes in J.M. Ledgard's Novel Giraffe and in the Handspring Puppet Company's Play, Tall Horse; Wendy Woodward -- 2. The Scramble for Elephants: Exotic Animals and the Imperial Economy; John Simons -- 3. Christian the Lion: An Interview with Ace Bourke; Melissa Boyde -- 4. 'Mrs Boss! We gotta get those fat cheeky bullocks into that big bloody metal ship!': Live Export as Romantic Backdrop in Baz Luhrmann's Australia; Melissa Boyde -- 5. Animal Factories: Exposing Sites of Capture; Yvette Watt -- 6. Albatrosses and Western Attitudes to Killing Wild Birds; Graham Barwell -- 7. Capturing the Songs of Humpback Whales; Denise Russell -- 8. The Dog and the Chameleon Poet; Anne Collett -- 9. What Lies Below: Cephalopods and Humans; Helen Tiffin -- 10. Caught: Sentimental, Decorative Kangaroo Identities in Popular Culture; Peta Tait.
In 2008 the youtube video documenting the emotional reunion between two men and Christian the Lion became a worldwide sensation. Key themes of the essays in Captured: the Animal within Culture are encapsulated in Christian's story: the implications of the physical and cultural capture of animals.
Fine arts.
Literature.
Sociology.
Cultural studies.
Performing arts.
Bioethics.
Fine Arts.
Literature, general.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Studies.
Performing Arts.
Bioethics.