WitrynaImagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species : Heise, Ursula K.: Amazon.pl: Książki WitrynaA history of scientific ideas about extinction that explains why we learned to value diversity as a precious resource at the same time as we learned to “think catastrophically” about extinction. We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded—by scientists, by the media, by popular culture—of the looming threat of mass extinction. We’re …

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WitrynaImagining Extinction begins with three chapters that concentrate on specific cultural forms, tracing how they conceptualise and shape narratives of extinction. The first … WitrynaImagining Extinction is the first boo Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the public’s attention through stories and images that use … ips215fhdr-t

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WitrynaImagining Extinction - Oct 08 2024 As the extinction of species accelerates and more species become endangered, activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists have responded to bring this global crisis to the attention of the public. Until now, there has been no study of the frameworks that shape these narratives and images, or of the symbolic Witryna10 sie 2016 · Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images. Ursula K. Heise argues that understanding … Witryna1 gru 2024 · Both Heise’s Imagining Extinction and Teresa Shewry’s Hope at Sea affirm the descriptive power of such narratives, for the realities they describe are themselves dire. Nonetheless, both books examine texts that begin to imagine beyond the standard templates, exploring utopian thinking and hope, branching into comedy … ips2050h