Governing the Wild: Ecotours of Power

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actions, environmental: AMNH’s encouragement of, 16, 18, 23, 34–35, 37, 38, 40, 187; Disney’s suggestions for, 63, 81, 84, 85, 86–87; ecotourism’s suggestions for, 137, 187; Gore’s suggestions for, 144, 146, 173–76, 177, 187; An Inconvenient Truth’s call to, 148, 162–66, 194; individual, 181, 188, 191, 193, 208n6. See also agency/ agents; individuals; practices; solutions, environmental crisis Adams, Ansel, 122 aesthetics, 125, 128–29, 201–2; as dimension of green governmentality , xxi, 90, 99, 136–38, 195 affect: AMNH’s use of, 23, 193; Disney’s use of, 84, 193; ecotourism ’s use of, 120, 133, 135, 136, 167, 192–93; An Inconvenient Truth’s use of, xxii, 147, 156–62, 165, 167, 170, 176, 185, 193 Affection Section (Disney Animal Kingdom), 72 Africa/Harambe (Disney Animal Kingdom), 62, 66–71, 185 agency/agents: Disney’s, 76, 82, 84, 87, 189, 191; ecotourism’s, 138, 189; Gore’s, xxii; governance of, xiv, xvi; of green governmentality, xxi, 184, 194; of museum visitors, 37, 38. See also actions, environmental agriculture, xix, 26, 27, 32, 117, 127, 187 Akeley, Carl, 12, 23, 123, 188 Alaimo, Stacy, 202 Albright, Horace, 99 Alliance for Climate Protection, 146, 170–71, 173, 180 American Museum of Natural History (AMNH, New York City), 9, 10–14, 183; dioramas in, 1–2, 10; Disney’s emulation of, 48, 64, 65, 81; environmentalism of, 186–87, 191–92; expeditions by, 11–12, 21, 23–24, 59, 188; global warming exhibit, 208n6; green governmentality in, 20–21, 187, 195–96; science presented at, 119, 136; subject formation by, 194; truth portrayed in, 133, 184–85, 208n4; use of photography, 123. See also Dzanga-Sangha Rainforest Diorama (exhibit, Hall of Biodiversity, AMNH); Hall of Biodiversity (AMNH) Anderson, Kay, 58, 76 Andrews, Roy Chapman, 12 animals, 193; Disney programs related to, 48–49, 55, 63, 68, 71–78, 83, 85–86, 185, 189; ecotourism’s Index • 231 • Page numbers in italics refer to photographs and illustrations. portrayal of, 119–20, 136, 185, 190, 201–2; endangered, 73, 100, 131; extinction of, ix, 38, 70; killing, 21, 41; in national parks, 99, 117– 19, 125–26, 210n6; regulation of, 76–78, 85, 118, 133, 136, 138, 195. See also bears; bison; elk; wolves Annan, Kofi, 169 anthropology, 8, 12 anxiety, xxii; An Inconvenient Truth’s evocation of, 156–62, 164–65, 168, 177; over loss of nature, 84–85, 87, 103, 122. See also fear; panic Asia/Anandapur (Disney Animal Kingdom), 61–66, 69–70, 185 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), 75, 189 audio animatronics, 49, 56, 67, 209n3 authenticity: AMNH’s representation of, 23; Disney’s portrayal of, 64, 66, 77, 83, 185, 191; ecotourism’s presentation of, x, 65, 92, 133–34; of national parks, 102. See also truth(s); truth-telling authority, 190, 194, 195; AMNH’s presentation of, 192; Disney’s presentation of, 87, 193, 196; Gore’s presentation of, 177, 181, 185, 186. See also expertise Baden, John A., Environmental Gore, 167 bald eagles, resurgence of, 210n6 Baudrillard, Jean, 52, 69 Bayanga, Central African Republic, 22, 25 bears: in An Inconvenient Truth, 158– 60, 159, 173, 176; in Yellowstone National Park, x, 99, 121, 130, 131, 134, 136, 138 beauty, natural, xxi, 90, 136. See also aesthetics; nature behavior. See conduct Bennett, Tony, 5, 6, 8, 37, 207n3 Bentham, Jeremy, 135 Biel, Alice Wondrak, 99; Do (Not) Feed the Bears, 211n5 biodiversity: conservation of, xix, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 72; crisis in, 31, 32, 39, 184–85, 187; definition of, 18–20; harvesting, 30, 60; threats to, 16, 17, 20, 21–27, 37; totality of, xx, 2. See also Hall of Biodiversity (AMNH) biodiversity hotspots, 22, 29, 79 biology, xix, 10, 132 biometrics: at Disney Animal Kingdom, 53–54 bioparks. See Disney Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida) biophysical world, xvi, xvii, xviii, 195, 201; Disney’s presentations of, 47–48, 55, 58, 191; ecotourism’s presentation of, 136–38; in An Inconvenient Truth, 153, 177 biopolitics, 20, 39; corporate, xxi, 195; Disney’s, 44, 83, 84–85, 88; human–nonhuman relationships through, 193, 203; of national parks, 118, 132; subjectification and, xiii– xiv, 86–87. See also politics biopower, xiii, 83, 84. See also power biosphere, 28, 29, 30 bison: in Yellowstone National Park, x, 116, 117–18, 118, 120–21, 130– 31, 136, 138 Blair, Jennifer, 157 Boas, Franz, 12 bourgeois, the, 6–7, 35; Disney Animal Kingdom’s focus on, 50...