The Celluloid Specimen Moving Image Research into Animal Life

In The Celluloid Specimen, Benjamín Schultz‑Figueroa examines rarely seen behaviorist films of animal experiments from the 1930s and 1940s. These laboratory recordings-including Robert Yerkes's work with North American primate colonies, Yale University's rat‑based simulations of human soc...

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Main Author: Schultz-Figueroa, Benjamin (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2023
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