Laura Clarke

Decline of the Animal Kingdom

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Decline of the Animal Kingdom investigates modern constructs of domesticity, freedom, wilderness, and artificiality to paint a portrait of what it means to be human, animal, or both in a society saturated with dog boutiques, trophy hunting, retro taxidermy, and eco-tourism. With brief forays into Algonquin Park and the heart of the 1980s jungle, the book largely draws its energy from the urban landscape, where the animals that interact with the environment have permanent effects on the land and human psyche. A wild deer wanders into the downtown core; the Galapagos and the ethics of conservation invade our Xbox; a mule grows weary of his unre… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-77090-803-1
EAN: 9781770908031
Produktnummer: 19560767
Verlag: Ecw Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 0 KB

Über den Autor

Laura Clarke's work has appeared in a variety of publications including PRISM International, Grain, the National Post, and the Antigonish Review. She is the 2013 winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers from the Writers' Trust of Canada. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.