Museum Activism for Equine Welfare: Knowledge connections between Weary Willie on the South Pole expedition in 1911 and Saint Boy in the Olympic Games in 2021

Artikkelen argumenterer for at vi legitimerer bruk av natur med kulturelle naturforklaringer. Vi tilpasser forståelsen av natur til den kulturelle bruk vi ønsker. Materiale til drøftingen er hestehold, i et fortidig og nåtidig perspektiv. Håndteringen av hestene som var med Robert Falcon Scott på sy...

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Published in:Nordisk Museologi
Main Author: Maurstad, Anita
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Norwegian
Published: University of Oslo Library 2023
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spelling ftosloiunivojs:oai:ojs.www.journals.uio.no:article/10070 2023-05-15T18:22:27+02:00 Museum Activism for Equine Welfare: Knowledge connections between Weary Willie on the South Pole expedition in 1911 and Saint Boy in the Olympic Games in 2021 Museumsaktivisme for hestevelferd: Om kunnskapsforbindelser mellom Weary Willie på sydpolekspedisjon i 1911 og Saint Boy i De olympiske leker i 2021 Maurstad, Anita 2023-01-08 application/pdf https://journals.uio.no/museolog/article/view/10070 https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.10070 nor nor University of Oslo Library https://journals.uio.no/museolog/article/view/10070/8430 https://journals.uio.no/museolog/article/view/10070 doi:10.5617/nm.10070 Nordisk Museologi; Vol 34 Nr. 2 (2022): Nordisk Museologi; 43–55 Nordisk Museologi; Vol. 34 No. 2 (2022): Nordisk Museologi; 43–55 2002-0503 1103-8152 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftosloiunivojs https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.10070 2023-01-11T23:36:45Z Artikkelen argumenterer for at vi legitimerer bruk av natur med kulturelle naturforklaringer. Vi tilpasser forståelsen av natur til den kulturelle bruk vi ønsker. Materiale til drøftingen er hestehold, i et fortidig og nåtidig perspektiv. Håndteringen av hestene som var med Robert Falcon Scott på sydpolsekspedisjonen 1910–1912, og håndteringen av dagens hester, både var og er kulturelt akseptable. Forskere innen feltet hestevitenskap og en del erfaringsbaserte hesteeksperter mener imidlertid at noen av dagens forståelser av hester kan være problematiske for hestenes velferd. De mange kulturversjonene av hestenes natur er tema som egner seg for museale samtaler. Museer presenterer gjerne hester kun som representanter for en biologisk art. Et mer museumsaktivistisk blikk på hester som kulturproduserte, samt som individer med personligheter som formes i samspill med hester og mennesker, kan skape nye og bedre versjoner av hester, bedre for hesters ve og vel i framtida. The article argues that we legitimise the use of nature through cultural nature rationales. We adapt our understanding of nature to how we want to use it in a cultural sense. The material for the discussion is equine husbandry, using a past and contemporary perspective. The treatment of the horses that Robert Falcon Scott brought with him on his south pole expedition in 1910–1912, and the treatment of horses today were and are culturally acceptable. However, researchers in the field of equine science and some experts in horse keeping believe some of our contemporary understanding of horses may be problematic for horse welfare. The many cultural versions of the nature of horses is a topic that lends itself well to museological discussions. Usually, museums only present horses as representatives of a biological species. A stronger museum-activism approach looks at horses as culturally produced and as individuals with personalities shaped in interaction between horse and human. This can create new and better versions of horses, better for horse ... Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole University of Oslo (UiO): FRITT (E-Journals) South Pole Nordisk Museologi 34 2
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description Artikkelen argumenterer for at vi legitimerer bruk av natur med kulturelle naturforklaringer. Vi tilpasser forståelsen av natur til den kulturelle bruk vi ønsker. Materiale til drøftingen er hestehold, i et fortidig og nåtidig perspektiv. Håndteringen av hestene som var med Robert Falcon Scott på sydpolsekspedisjonen 1910–1912, og håndteringen av dagens hester, både var og er kulturelt akseptable. Forskere innen feltet hestevitenskap og en del erfaringsbaserte hesteeksperter mener imidlertid at noen av dagens forståelser av hester kan være problematiske for hestenes velferd. De mange kulturversjonene av hestenes natur er tema som egner seg for museale samtaler. Museer presenterer gjerne hester kun som representanter for en biologisk art. Et mer museumsaktivistisk blikk på hester som kulturproduserte, samt som individer med personligheter som formes i samspill med hester og mennesker, kan skape nye og bedre versjoner av hester, bedre for hesters ve og vel i framtida. The article argues that we legitimise the use of nature through cultural nature rationales. We adapt our understanding of nature to how we want to use it in a cultural sense. The material for the discussion is equine husbandry, using a past and contemporary perspective. The treatment of the horses that Robert Falcon Scott brought with him on his south pole expedition in 1910–1912, and the treatment of horses today were and are culturally acceptable. However, researchers in the field of equine science and some experts in horse keeping believe some of our contemporary understanding of horses may be problematic for horse welfare. The many cultural versions of the nature of horses is a topic that lends itself well to museological discussions. Usually, museums only present horses as representatives of a biological species. A stronger museum-activism approach looks at horses as culturally produced and as individuals with personalities shaped in interaction between horse and human. This can create new and better versions of horses, better for horse ...
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