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Erasing the extinct: the hunt for Caribbean monk seals and museum collection practices / O desaparecimento do que está extinto: a caça às focas-monge-do-caribe e as práticas de acervos museológicos
Jørgensen, Dolly.
  • Jørgensen, Dolly; University of Stavanger. Stavanger. NO
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 28(supl.1): 161-183, out.-dez. 2021. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1360461
ABSTRACT
Abstract The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis), the only seal species native to Central America, was declared extinct in 2008, with the last confirmed sighting in 1952. This species historically had a broad range throughout the gulf of Mexico. This article discusses the history of Western science on the monk seal, from its first recorded sighting by a Western colonizer in 1492 to scientific collection in the 1800s and 1900s, as a history of the erasure of this species. Museum practices of collecting and displaying Caribbean monk seals have directly contributed to this erasure, and ways of writing a new history by giving the Caribbean monk seal the capacity to refuse erasure are suggested.
RESUMO
Resumo A foca-monge-do-caribe (Monachus tropicalis), a única espécie de focas nativa da América Central, foi declarada extinta em 2008, tendo o último registro de avistamento confirmado em 1952. Historicamente, essa espécie ocupou vastas áreas do golfo do México. Este artigo discute a história da ciência ocidental sobre a foca-monge, desde o primeiro registro de seu avistamento por um colonizador ocidental, em 1492, até a coleção científica nos anos 1800 e 1900, como uma história de desaparecimento da espécie. As práticas museológicas de coleta e exposição de focas-monge-do-caribe contribuíram diretamente para tal desaparecimento, e aqui são sugeridas maneiras de escrever uma nova história concedendo à foca-monge-do-caribe a possibilidade de recusa ao desaparecimento.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Natural History / Seals, Earless / Environment / Extinction, Biological Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Norway Institution/Affiliation country: University of Stavanger/NO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Natural History / Seals, Earless / Environment / Extinction, Biological Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Norway Institution/Affiliation country: University of Stavanger/NO