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oapen-20.500.12657-250992022-07-21T07:53:22Z Museum of Nonhumanity Gustafsson, Laura Haapoja, Terike posthumanism art animal rights critical animal studies ethics moral philosophy museums bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AG Art treatments & subjects::AGC Exhibition catalogues & specific collections Museum of Nonhumanity is the catalogue for a full-size touring museum that presents the history of the distinction between humans and animals, and the way that this artificial boundary has been used to oppress human and nonhuman beings over long historical periods. Throughout history, declaring a group to be nonhuman or subhuman has been an effective tool for justifying slavery, oppression, medical experimentation, genocide, and other forms of violence against those deemed “other.” Conversely, differentiating humans from other species has paved the way for the abuse of natural resources and other animals. Museum of Nonhumanity approaches animalization as a nexus that connects xenophobia, sexism, racism, transphobia, and the abuse of nature and other animals. The touring museum hosts lecture programs in which local civil rights and animal rights organizations, academics, artists, and activists propose paths to a more inclusive society through intersectional approaches. The museum also hosts a pop-up book shop and a vegan café. As a temporary, utopian institution, Museum of Nonhumanity stands as a monument to the call to make animalization history. 2019-05-23 23:55 2020-01-23 14:09:07 2020-04-01T10:26:44Z 2020-04-01T10:26:44Z 2019 book 1004995 OCN: 1117870048 9781950192120 9781950192113 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25099 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International 0252.1.00.pdf punctum books 10.21983/P3.0252.1.00 10.21983/P3.0252.1.00 979dc044-00ee-4ea2-affc-b08c5bd42d13 9781950192120 9781950192113 ScholarLed 281 Brooklyn, NY open access
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Museum of Nonhumanity is the catalogue for a full-size touring museum that presents the history of the distinction between humans and animals, and the way that this artificial boundary has been used to oppress human and nonhuman beings over long historical periods. Throughout history, declaring a group to be nonhuman or subhuman has been an effective tool for justifying slavery, oppression, medical experimentation, genocide, and other forms of violence against those deemed “other.” Conversely, differentiating humans from other species has paved the way for the abuse of natural resources and other animals. Museum of Nonhumanity approaches animalization as a nexus that connects xenophobia, sexism, racism, transphobia, and the abuse of nature and other animals. The touring museum hosts lecture programs in which local civil rights and animal rights organizations, academics, artists, and activists propose paths to a more inclusive society through intersectional approaches. The museum also hosts a pop-up book shop and a vegan café. As a temporary, utopian institution, Museum of Nonhumanity stands as a monument to the call to make animalization history.
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