Museums developed and funded by European colonization often grapple with the morally blurry lines between public education and neocolonial exploitation. Elephant tusk — otherwise known as ivory — is embedded in these politics of historical display.
A Platform on Representation, Engagement, and Community
Author: S. Marek Muller
S. Marek Muller (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Texas State University. They research in the fields of environmental communication and rhetorical studies. Dr. Muller's work emphasizes how animals and conceptions of animality have functioned in political, legal, and ethical argumentation.