About this Event
Welcome to Lectures on Tap
Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn!
Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.
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📚 Lecture: “Memento Mori Eel - Taxidermy & Death Culture”
🎤 Speaker: Brant MacDuff
How do memories of the dead help us celebrate life? Join Brant MacDuff for a fascinating exploration of memento and reverence through a taxidermy-centric lens. This talk will delve into the intersection of animals and how humans perceive death.
We'll cover a variety of topics, including hunting, pet preservation, taxidermy in modern art, and even the intriguing story of a man in Australia who donated his skin to a museum. Brant will bring together these themes to illuminate our relationship with death and memory.
Brant MacDuff is a wildlife conservation and taxidermy historian, passionate about studying and writing on conservation strategy and economics. His book, The Shotgun Conservationist, serves as a crash course in wildlife conservation economics, viewed through the lens of hunting and fishing in America and beyond. As a taxidermy historian (yes, it’s a real thing!), he can tell you when and where a tiger skin rug was made—a skill he’s found surprisingly handy!
Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect on life and death with Brant MacDuff!
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, United States
USD 39.19
