In this exacting assessment of the bounty policies enacted against the Tasmanian Tiger and the Newfoundland Wolf, Animal Genocide and its Aftermath provides a much-needed reappraisal of the legal, political, and social definition of animal killing. Analyzing natural history collections and cultural representations, this book advances a compelling case for viewing the bounty schemes as a form of genocide that requires its own historical reckoning. Ethical issues regarding the evocation of animal genocide in film, literature, photography and museum exhibitions are also explored.
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Cruelty, Thy Name is Wolf!
Chapter 1. Animal Genocide
Chapter 2. Material Witnesses: Thylacine Remains and Animal Histories
Chapter 3. Displaying the Thylacine: Exhibiting Genocide by Any Other Name
Chapter 4. The Compulsion to Repeat: Erle Wilson’s Coorinna
Chapter 5. Coloured by Suffering: Capturing the Thylacine on Film
Chapter 6. The Newfoundland Wolf
Afterword: Afterimages of the Genocidal Gaze
Bibliography
Index
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