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Re: Pop cult depictions of dinosaurs



At 6:49 PM -0400 8/13/07, Danvarner@aol.com wrote:
 
>casliber@ozemail.com.au writes:
>
><< Is anyone aware of any papers or  books looking at the use of dinosaurs
>(especially particuar species) in pop  culture - childrens' books/film etc. ? 
>>>
>
>_The Last Dinosaur Book_, W.J.T. Mitchell, The  University of Chicago Press, 
>1998. DV
> 

There also is
Starring T. Rex! Dinosaur Mythology and Popular Culture, by Jose Luis Sanz, 
Indiana University Press, 2002.  

I haven't read Starring T. Rex, which was translated from a Spanish original. 
The Last Dinosaur Book is a strange, deliberately provocative book, which reads 
like a cultural relativist deconstructing dinosaur in the popular culture. It 
can be fun if you don't take it too seriously. 

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