An Anguished Self-Subjection: Man and Animal in Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man.

Grizzly Man (Film); Herzog, Werner, 1942-; Treadwell, Timothy; Environmentalists; Animal rights activists; Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-; Bears; Documentary films

The article presents a criticism of Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," a documentary film about failed actor Timothy Treadwell from Los Angeles, California who traveled every summer to Katmai National Park in Alaska as an environmentalist and animal rights activist. Topics discussed include Italian philosopher Gregori Agamben's conceptualization of anthropological machine, Treadwell's relation to the activist and environmentalist roles he played, and his captivation with grizzly bears in the wild.