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Shown here is an image of the 2nd introductory poster for the "Tracking Animals: Animal Studies in the Archive" Exhibit on display in the Lobby of Special Collections in Swem Library, College of William & Mary from June 20 2014 to January 8 2015.
The following is a transcription of its text:
"Conducting historical research in animal studies presents some unique challenges. Non-human animals did not leave diaries or letters behind for historians to piece together life from the animals' perspectives. Therefore, researchers have to rely on materials produced by humans to access the historical lives of animals.
One way to practice animal-centered historiography is to track animal presence in traditional archival materials, such as the visual representation of animals in books and paintings. Another way to center animals in their own history is to consider archival materials such as preserved animal tracks, photographed animal dwelling places, or human goods made from animal products as windows into the experience of a particular animal or group of animals in a given period."
From the Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. See swem.wm.edu/research/special-collections for further information and assistance.
A young girl studies written Mandarin from within her home in the hutongs near the Gulou (Drum Tower) in Beijing, China on March 20, 2008.
Continuing a walk around the left side of the house shows that the North side and the rear of the house have been primed.
Reflection via the glass of an oven door. The faded white lines are the oven racks.
Study in reflections #2; best viewed on black.