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Abstract
“The Jollies” is a video about the late primate scientist Alison Jolly, narrated by lemurs, a langur monkey, and a dog, whose voices are Jolly’s colleagues, daughter, and Donna Haraway. The essay reflects on biographical artwork, gender in the history of primatology and science, and talking animals.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by a commission from Queensland University of Technology for the 2016 exhibition “Femel_Fissions,” curated by Trish Adams, Rachael Parsons, and Lubi Thomas. It was also supported by a Djerassi/Leonardo Scientific Delirium Madness residency, in collaboration with Deborah Forster. This project additionally received a creative research award from Harvey Mudd College.
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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
Notes
1 See http://davisthomas.com.au/works/exhibitions-projects/femel-fissions-2016. The exhibition, “Femel_Fissions,” was curated by Trish Adams, Rachael Parsons, and Lubi Thomas, and was held at the QUT Precincts from July 19 to August 19 2016.
2 Jolly, “Bad Old Days,” 77.