Picturing Animals in National Geographic, 1888-2008

本研究将探讨1888年至2008年之间，动物是如何在科普杂志《国家地理》中被描绘出来的。 不断演变的动物视觉描绘将被解释，考虑到科学的变化，自然历史，环境历史，以及风景和环境摄影的历史提供的新的审美感受，并通过将杂志及其摄影师，编辑和摄影公约置于更广泛的历史，文化和政治背景中。这项研究将产生两个最终产品：1）一个数字档案和讨论论坛的动物意义和保护使用的样本，国家地理图像和个人意义地图的方法，这将是在网络上提供的教学和学习练习，通过密歇根州立大学？的MATRIX/KORA数字知识库和出版平台（为广大受众，包括学生和学者建立动物保护的教学工具）和2）国家地理动物图像的插图专著（通过将国家地理动物的代表性与科学，文化，政治和媒体惯例的广泛历史转变联系起来，促进跨学科奖学金）。

This study will examine how animals have been depicted in the popular science magazine, National Geographic between 1888-2008. The evolving visual depiction of animals will be interpreted, taking into account scientific changes, natural history, environmental history, and the new aesthetic sensibilities provided by the history of landscape and environmental photography and by situating the magazine and its photographers, editors and photographic conventions in their broader historical, cultural and political contexts. The research will result in two end products: 1) a digital archive and discussion forum on animal meaning and conservation using a sample of National Geographic images and the Personal Meaning Map methodology which will be made available on the web with teaching and learning exercises through Michigan State University?s MATRIX/KORA Digital Repository and Publishing Platform (to establish a pedagogical tool in animal conservation for a broad audience, including students and scholars) and 2) an illustrated monograph on animal imagery in National Geographic (to advance interdisciplinary scholarship by connecting National Geographic representations of animals to broad historical shifts in science, culture, politics and media conventions).