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Shannon Lectures (2014)

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Shannon Lectures in History 2014

Beastly Histories November 7

“Buffalo Meat Drying, White Horse Plains, Red River,” painted by William Armstrong fonds, 1899. Library and Archives Canada Beastly Histories George Colpitts:  A sumptuous and…

Beastly Histories November 14

Beastly Histories Nigel Rothfels: Saving a “Prehistoric Horse” November 14, 2014 Humanities Lecture Theatre, 303 Paterson Hall, from 1:00-2:30 pm. This paper traces the history…

Beastly Histories November 28

Image: Cross-section illustration of a horse head. Source: A.B. Judson. “Records of Post-Mortem Investigations” in Third Annual Report of the Board of Health of the…

Beastly Histories December 5

Performing Elephant. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Beastly Histories Susan Nance:  Does Elephant Experience Matter to History?  December 5 …

Beastly Histories December 12

Boston Museum of Science Beastly Histories Karen Rader:   Animals on Display: Transforming Exhibition Traditions in Natural History and Science Museums December 12 1:00-2:30 PM 303…