Diesseits von Eden

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Titel
Diesseits von Eden
verantwortlich
Kilchör, Fabienne; Lehmann, Jörg; Liebal, Katja; Lubrich, Oliver
In
Scientia Poetica, 22, 2018, 1, S. 151-179
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Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Medientyp
E-Article
Datenquelle
Walter de Gruyter GmbH (CrossRef)
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This study examines paratexts and images in works of primatology. In order to classify generic traits of primatographical publications, all paratexts, images and narrative positions of a large corpus of such monographs were registered. The analysis of these data allows for the determination of three distinct genres: scientific books, illustrated books and autobiographical/popular science books. The paratexts also reveal the strategies employed in the presentation of the books: They address a lay public, underline scientific objectivity or generate authenticity. The form of the texts indicate the audiences that the books address and enact an intimate relationship between non-human primates and human beings. Images showing researchers in close contact with non-human primates as well as paratexts addressing monkeys or calling for their preservation and conservation embed these field studies within a Christian iconography, invoke the life of saints or martyrs and appeal to the empathy of the readership.</jats:p>
Umfang
151-179
Sprache
Englisch
ISSN
1868-9418
1431-5041
DOI
10.1515/scipo-2018-006