Last night I felt a glimmer of insight into the nascent, boundary-straining field of zooethnography. It came as a relief, as I had arrived in Sweden’s old university town of Uppsala for a conference on it four days earlier. After staying in bed sick for the second of the conference’s two days, I feared [...]
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Zooethnography: what does it mean?
Posted in Art and curiosities, Travel on October 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Scholars clarify activists’ paths
Posted in News, Travel on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Readers, my apologies: technical problems prevented me from posting the following jottings last night. I’ve decided to remain here in Uppsala, Sweden for a few days after the current conference ends, to catch you up on my findings. Thanks for sticking around! From yesterday: I am rolling out of Dresden on a quiet train, halfway [...]
Chile is for Animal Lovers
Posted in Travel, tagged Arica, Aymara cemetery, capuchin monkeys, Carlos Almazán, Centro de Prımates Peñaflor, Chile, Elba Muños Lopez, howler monkey, hummingbird conservation, Lorena Almazán, Maria Teresa Madrid, Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa, refuge, San Miguel de Azapa, sanctuary, Santuario de los Picaflores, shelter, Valle de Azapa on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Those bound for South America this winter may enjoy dropping ın on two family-run sanctuaries in Chile: a desert hummingbird haven near Arica, and a small-town monkey refuge outside Santiago. Centro de Prımates Peñaflor Humans are the only primates native to Chile but–as in the U.S.–some keep illegally-imported exotic cousins as pets. When a boy knocked [...]
