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Townsend Center Berkeley Book Chat: Peter Sahlins

Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Stephens Hall
Professor of History Peter Sahlins explores the “animal moment” in and around 1668, in which authors, anatomists, painters, sculptors, and especially the young Louis XIV — with his Royal Menagerie in the gardens of Versailles — turned their attention to nonhuman beings. 1668: The Year of the Animal in France (MIT, 2017) shows the importance of animals to the dramatic rethinking of governance, nature, and the human that took place in the late 17th century, and which had a profound effect on the formation of French cultural identity. After an introduction by David Bates (Rhetoric), Sahlins will speak briefly about his work and then open the floor for discussion.