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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Elisabeth Stone<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [talk] Need input on 'mourning animals' in museums<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">I'm in the midst of researching and writing a book chapter called "Now on Exhibit: Our Affection for, Remembrance of and Tributes to Non-Human Animals in Museums" and I'd love your input!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Here's a short working introduction to the chapter - </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt">"Museums play an important role in preserving, interpreting and sharing the collective memory of society. Many of these institutions - government-run, public and private alike – have reflected upon our communal traditions, momentous
 events and changing trends as they relate to death, mourning and remembrance. Animals too are woven into this cultural and institutional tapestry.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt">This chapter will look at specific animals who as objects in a collection or on exhibit or for inspiration in museum programming have brought nuanced attention to our society’s understanding, treatment and views of non-human animals,
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<span style="font-size:10pt">I'm wondering if you've had any experience of mourning/remembering/memorializing/paying tribute to animals in your museum - whether that's through an exhibit, an event, a program, an artifact acquisition, etc. Which animal(s)
 did you remember/memorialize/pay tribute to? How was this done? How did visitors react? Etc... </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'd really love to hear from you and might want to set up a short interview. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<pre><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Cabin","serif";font-size:11.5pt">Carolyn Merino Mullin</span></b><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></b></pre>
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<pre><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.museumofanimals.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"Cabin","serif";font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:normal">www.museumofanimals.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black;font-family:"Cabin","serif";font-size:11.5pt"><a href="mailto:carolyn@museumofanimals.org" target="_blank">carolyn@museumofanimals.org</a> </span><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></b></pre>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Elisabeth A. Stone, PhD<br>Adjunct Faculty<br>Department of Anthropology<br>MSC01-1040, Anthropology 1<br>University of New Mexico<br>Albuquerque, NM 87131<br><br>201.344.2229<br><br><a href="mailto:elisabethastone@gmail.com" target="_blank">elisabethastone@gmail.com</a>  <br>
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