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Imagining Extinction

- The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species
Af: Ursula K. Heise Engelsk Paperback

Imagining Extinction

- The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species
Af: Ursula K. Heise Engelsk Paperback
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We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the public's attention through stories and images that use the strategies of elegy, tragedy, epic, and even comedy. Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images. Ursula K. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species. More than that, she shows how biodiversity conservation, even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions, is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not. These assumptions are hardwired into even seemingly neutral tools such as biodiversity databases and laws for the protection of endangered species. Heise shows that the conflicts and convergences of biodiversity conservation with animal welfare advocacy, environmental justice, and discussions about the Anthropocene open up a new vision of multispecies justice. Ultimately, Imagining Extinction demonstrates that biodiversity, endangered species, and extinction are not only scientific questions but issues of histories, cultures, and values.
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We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the public's attention through stories and images that use the strategies of elegy, tragedy, epic, and even comedy. Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images. Ursula K. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species. More than that, she shows how biodiversity conservation, even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions, is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not. These assumptions are hardwired into even seemingly neutral tools such as biodiversity databases and laws for the protection of endangered species. Heise shows that the conflicts and convergences of biodiversity conservation with animal welfare advocacy, environmental justice, and discussions about the Anthropocene open up a new vision of multispecies justice. Ultimately, Imagining Extinction demonstrates that biodiversity, endangered species, and extinction are not only scientific questions but issues of histories, cultures, and values.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780226358161
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 022635816X
Kategori: Truede arter og artsudryddelse
Udg. Dato: 10 aug 2016
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 154mm
Højde: 228mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 10 aug 2016
Forfatter(e): Ursula K. Heise
Forfatter(e) Ursula K. Heise

Kategori Truede arter og artsudryddelse

ISBN-13 9780226358161

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 154mm

Højde 228mm

Udg. Dato 10 aug 2016

Oplagsdato 10 aug 2016

Forlag The University of Chicago Press

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