Articulating Dinosaurs
A Political Anthropology
Description
In this remarkable interdisciplinary study, anthropologist Brian Noble traces how specimens and humans create dinosaurs together. He examines the resurrection of two of the most iconic and gendered dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus rex, “king of the tyrant lizards,” and Maiasaura, “good mother lizard. ” Noble places the political natures of these dinosaurs into high relief and raises vital questions about how our choices make a difference in what comes to count as “nature. ”
Reviews
‘This book provides an immensity of intimate detail that will be of significant value to scholars of museum studies. ’
- Richard Fallon
‘It’s about time such inventiveness was studied so seriously!. .. Highly recommended. All levels/libraries’
- A.F. Roberts
"[This book] addresses readerships from different fields and is itself informed by a variety of theoretical positions ranging from social anthropology and gender theory to actor network theory, as well as science and technology studies, museum studies, and cultural studies. "
- Mereike Vennen, Technical University of Berlin
‘I found this volume engaging and provocative and look forward to my next paleontology museum visit. ’
- Robert L. Anemone