Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Center for Advanced Study (CAS)
- Date
- Apr 1, 2026 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Contact
- CAS
- cas@cas.illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- Campus Humanities Calendar
Join us to celebrate the book launch of Richard (Chip) Burkhardt's The Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era (U of C Press, April 2026). Professor Burkhardt will share some highlights of the book, then participate in a panel discussion with local and visiting scholars. This event is part of the CAS initiative Living in Multi-Species Worlds organized by Jane Desmond (Anthropology).