Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future

Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future /

"A literary analysis of the popular genre of the informal primatology field narrative. Explores the works of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, and others in the contexts of scientific, literary, and conservation discourses"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pollock, Mary Sanders, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Bezanson, Michelle (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Series:Animalibus.
Subjects:
Primatology > Authorship.
Primatology > Fieldwork.
Creative nonfiction > History and criticism.
Primatology.
Authorship.
Creative nonfiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • First contacts
  • The primatology romance
  • Tragedy of the field
  • Morphology of the tale
  • Primate characters
  • Primatology and the carnival world.

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