Critical Animal Studies
Thinking the Unthinkable
Published on 30. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
346 pages
978-1-55130-563-9 (ISBN)
Description
Engaging and passionate, this contemporary work provokes new ways of thinking about animal-human interaction. A cutting-edge volume of original essays, Critical Animal Studies examines our exploitation and commodification of non-human animals. By inquiring into the contradictions that have shaped our understanding of animals, the contributors of this collection have set out to question the systemic oppression inherent in our treatment of animals. The collection closes with a thoughtful consideration of some of the complexities of activism, as well as a discussion of how to further the progress of animal rights.Analyzing economic, ethical, historical, and sociological aspects of human-animal relations, this interdisciplinary volume is a must-read for all upper-level students in animal studies, critical animal studies, animals and society, and anthrozoology courses.Features: - draws together contributions from some of the most active and committed individuals advancing the field of critical animal studies
- takes a revolutionary approach to mainstream animal studies by advocating for justice from a politically progressive, abolitionist perspective
- supports curricular objectives of animal studies courses by encouraging students to critically analyze the shifting roles of animals in contemporary Western society and their consequences
- takes a revolutionary approach to mainstream animal studies by advocating for justice from a politically progressive, abolitionist perspective
- supports curricular objectives of animal studies courses by encouraging students to critically analyze the shifting roles of animals in contemporary Western society and their consequences
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55130-563-9 (9781551305639)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Sorenson is Professor of Sociology at Brock University.
Content
- Introduction: Thinking the Unthinkable - John Sorenson
- Section 1: Why Animals Matter
- 1. Animals, Immigrants, and Profits: Slaughterhouses and the Political Economy of Oppression - David Nibert
- 2. The War on Compassion - Carol J. Adams
- 3. The Animal of Bad Faith: Speciesism as an Existential Project - John Sanbonmatsu
- 4. Fragments of an Animalist Politics: Veganism and Liberation - Kris Forkasiewicz
- Section 2: Academic Contradictions
- 5. The Role of Evolutionary Thought in Animal Ethics - Rod Preece
- 6. Animals as Subjects and the Rehabilitation of Humanism - Gary Steiner
- 7. The Trouble With Posthumanism: Bacteria Are People Too - Zipporah Weisberg
- 8. Your Dog or Your Child - Ray Greek
- Section 3: Justice and Captivity
- 9. Looking at Fragments of Nature: A Perspective on Zoo and Aquarium Captivity - Rob Laidlaw
- 10. Gay Penguins and Other Inmates in the Canadian Legal System - Lesli Bisgould
- Section 4: Animals, Food, Power and Human Identity
- 11. Anthropomorphic Visions of Chickens Bred for Human Consumption - Karen Davis
- 12. Animal Welfare Issues in the Canadian Dairy Industry - Olivier Berreville
- 13. Spinning the Pig: The Language of Industrial Pork Production - Dana Medoro
- 14. Crocodile Tears, Compassionate Carnivores and the Marketing of ""Happy Meat"" - Vasile Stanescu
- 15. ""Too Sexy for Your Meat"": Vegan Sexuality and the Intimate Rejection of Carnism - Annie Potts and Jovian Parry
- Section 5: Activism and Education
- 16. Simplicity, Complexity, and Chaos in ABC: Obstacles to the Successful Implementation of Dog Population Management in India - Lisa Warden
- 17. ""Expanding My Universe"": Critical Animal Studies Education as Theory, Politics, and Practice - Tobias Linné and Helena Pedersen
- 18. ""A Mute Yet Eloquent Protest"": Visual Culture and Anti-Vivisection Activism in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - J. Keri Cronin
- 19. Animal Rights: Moral Crusade or Social Movement? - Kim Stallwood
- 20. Let's Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started: Why Today's Animal Advocates Should Be Inspired by the English Anti-Slavery Movement - James LaVeck
- Contributor Biographies
- Copyright Acknowledgements
- Index
- Section 1: Why Animals Matter
- 1. Animals, Immigrants, and Profits: Slaughterhouses and the Political Economy of Oppression - David Nibert
- 2. The War on Compassion - Carol J. Adams
- 3. The Animal of Bad Faith: Speciesism as an Existential Project - John Sanbonmatsu
- 4. Fragments of an Animalist Politics: Veganism and Liberation - Kris Forkasiewicz
- Section 2: Academic Contradictions
- 5. The Role of Evolutionary Thought in Animal Ethics - Rod Preece
- 6. Animals as Subjects and the Rehabilitation of Humanism - Gary Steiner
- 7. The Trouble With Posthumanism: Bacteria Are People Too - Zipporah Weisberg
- 8. Your Dog or Your Child - Ray Greek
- Section 3: Justice and Captivity
- 9. Looking at Fragments of Nature: A Perspective on Zoo and Aquarium Captivity - Rob Laidlaw
- 10. Gay Penguins and Other Inmates in the Canadian Legal System - Lesli Bisgould
- Section 4: Animals, Food, Power and Human Identity
- 11. Anthropomorphic Visions of Chickens Bred for Human Consumption - Karen Davis
- 12. Animal Welfare Issues in the Canadian Dairy Industry - Olivier Berreville
- 13. Spinning the Pig: The Language of Industrial Pork Production - Dana Medoro
- 14. Crocodile Tears, Compassionate Carnivores and the Marketing of ""Happy Meat"" - Vasile Stanescu
- 15. ""Too Sexy for Your Meat"": Vegan Sexuality and the Intimate Rejection of Carnism - Annie Potts and Jovian Parry
- Section 5: Activism and Education
- 16. Simplicity, Complexity, and Chaos in ABC: Obstacles to the Successful Implementation of Dog Population Management in India - Lisa Warden
- 17. ""Expanding My Universe"": Critical Animal Studies Education as Theory, Politics, and Practice - Tobias Linné and Helena Pedersen
- 18. ""A Mute Yet Eloquent Protest"": Visual Culture and Anti-Vivisection Activism in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - J. Keri Cronin
- 19. Animal Rights: Moral Crusade or Social Movement? - Kim Stallwood
- 20. Let's Not Give Up Before We Even Get Started: Why Today's Animal Advocates Should Be Inspired by the English Anti-Slavery Movement - James LaVeck
- Contributor Biographies
- Copyright Acknowledgements
- Index