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Images of animals generate perceptions that have a profound effect on attitudes toward species. Can representations contribute to their extinction? Paper Tiger considers the role of illustrations in the demise of the thylacine or Tasmanian 'tiger'. It critiques 80 engravings, lithographs, drawings and photographs published between 1808 and 1936, paying attention to the messages they convey, the politics of representation, and the impact on the lives of animals. This approach challenges conventional histories, offers new understandings of human-animal interactions, and presents a chilling story of just how misleading and powerful visual representation can be. It demonstrates how pictures, together with words, can have a vital influence on species' survival...this book is a remarkable achievement. Freeman writes thoughtfully, carefully and with force, and the book is a very good read."' (Nigel Rothfels, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)"
Contents
Foreword Acknowledgements Timeline Introduction Extinction of the Thylacine Cultures of Natural History Animals in Print The Zoological Illustration 1. "In Every Respect New" An Injured 'Opossum' The Ambivalence of George Prideaux Harris Imagining the Monster French Copies The Mystery of Bilderbuch fur Kinder British Copies Imperial Pressures Transformations Continental Impressions British Images 2. Vermin! The Naturalist's Library Lizars' Engraving Constructing a Sheep-Killer Copies and Reproductions Adaptations Economic Zoology 3. "Mr. Gould's Very Beautiful Work" The Thylacine Comes to Britain The Mammals of Australia Colonial Networks Joseph Wolf Copies Louisa Meredith Broinowski's Folly More Copies 4. A Tasmanian Wolf Wolf Mythology Crying Wolf More Continental Versions Newspaper Illustrations Reading Darwin's Theories Variations The Images Colour Plates 5. The Impact of Photography The Open Door In London Zoo Tasmanian Captives 6. The Thylacine Refigured Posing the Animal Cropping the Image New Backgrounds Removing the Backdrop Fabricating the Scene 7. Forgetting and Remembering Moves toward Conservation Emblems and Brands Idols, Fetishes and Totems Sealed with a Thylacine List of Illustrations Bibliography Index
