Zoos As Model Of Imperialism And Cultural Dismemberment By Malamud
2. Zoos as Model of Imperialism and “Cultural Dismemberment”
In his essay Malamud critically analyzes the relationship between humans and zoo animals.”What audiences see at the zoo, if we look carefully and thoughtfully, is that we cannot see” (Malamud 115), in this line Malamud comments on the ignorance of the zoo's viewers. Although the zoos' visitors see “sad, constrained and displayed animals”, they do not question the zoo's educational purpose and the execution thereof. The visitors accept the animals in their catatonic behavior and therefore ignore the deception provided by the zoos' sponsors and proponents (Malamud 120). Malamud also eagerly criticizes the humans' willingness to extract animals from their habitat and place them in visibly
In his essay Malamud critically analyzes the relationship between humans and zoo animals.”What audiences see at the zoo, if we look carefully and thoughtfully, is that we cannot see” (Malamud 115), in this line Malamud comments on the ignorance of the zoo's viewers. Although the zoos' visitors see “sad, constrained and displayed animals”, they do not question the zoo's educational purpose and the execution thereof. The visitors accept the animals in their catatonic behavior and therefore ignore the deception provided by the zoos' sponsors and proponents (Malamud 120). Malamud also eagerly criticizes the humans' willingness to extract animals from their habitat and place them in visibly