Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Westergaard, Gitte"

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Colonial entanglements in extinction narratives: The afterlives of two Saint Lucia giant rice rats

Westergaard, Gitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

European colonialism exposed islands to significant threatening processes that drove species to or near extinction. At the same time, they were regular sites of collecting living animals especially because of their high ...
Hidden Stories of Extinction: Hawaiian ʻAhuʻula Feather Capes as Biocultural Artefacts

Westergaard, Gitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07)

Natural history museums have been the natural place to find remnants of extinction, but extinction can also be hidden in cultural artefacts. This article identifies certain possibilities and challenges in telling extinction ...
Island Extinction and Animal Remains in Museums

Westergaard, Gitte (PhD Theses UiS;755, Doctoral thesis, 2024)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT This doctoral thesis argues that the way in which museums display and communicate extinction needs to consider the uneven geographical loss of biodiversity. Hugely impacted by practices of colonial ...