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In The Celluloid Specimen, Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa examines rarely seen behaviorist films of animal experiments from the 1930s and 1940s. These laboratory recordings-including Robert Yerkes's work with North American primate colonies, Yale University's rat-based simulations of human society, and B. F. Skinner's promotions for pigeon-guided missiles-have long been considered passive records of scientific research. In Schultz-Figueroa's incisive analysis, however, they are revealed to be rich historical, political, and aesthetic texts that played a crucial role in American scientific and cultural history-and remain foundational to contemporary conceptions of species, race, identity, and society.Autorentext
Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Seattle University.
Titel
The Celluloid Specimen
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Moving Image Research into Animal Life
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9780520974609
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E-Book (epub)
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28.02.2023
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