Beastly Histories
Shannon Lectures in History 2014

1- 2:30 PM Humanities Lecture Theatre, 303 Paterson Hall (except Dec 12)

Buffalo Meat Drying, White Horse Plains, Red River[1] copy November 7
A sumptuous and movable feast:
Bison, pemmican and the sating of society in the Northern Great Plains, 1780-1870
George Colpitts, University of Calgary
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lascaux copy November 14
Saving a “Prehistoric Horse”
Nigel Rothfels, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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horsecrosssection copy
November 28
The Great Epizootic of 1872-1873                                      
Sean Kheraj, York University
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elephant-03750u December 5
Does Elephant Experience Matter to History?
Susan Nance, University of Guelph
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Mule Deer_1930_DenverMuseum copy December 12
Animals on Display:
Transforming Exhibition Traditions in Natural History and Science Museums
Karen Rader, Virginia Commonwealth University
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