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Animal experiments filmed: more than science, a mirror to society.
The Celluloid Specimen
moving image research into animal life
- Paperback
270 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2023
Summary
The Celluloid Specimen: Unveiling Animal Experiments on Film
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520342347 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520342348 |
| Author: | Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 270 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa
Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Seattle University.
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