Speculative Taxidermy

CONTENTS

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PROLOGUE: THE CARNAL IMMANENCE
OF POLITICAL REALISM—REALISM, MATERIALITY,
AND AGENCY

INTRODUCTION: NEW TAXIDERMY SURFACES

IN CONTEMPORARY ART

1. RECONFIGURING ANIMAL SKINS: FRAGMENTED
   HISTORIES AND MANIPULATED SURFACES
   2. A NATURAL HISTORY PANOPTICON:
   POWER, REPRESENTATION, AND ANIMAL
   OBJECTIFICATION


2. DIORAMAS: POWER, REALISM,
   AND DECORUM