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This new edition of Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other
Animals and the Earth begins with an historical, grounding overview
that situates ecofeminist theory and activism within the larger
field of ecocriticism and provides a timeline for important
publications and events. Throughout the book, authors engage with
intersections of gender, sexuality, gender expression, race,
disability, and species to address the various ways that sexism,
heteronormativity, racism, colonialism, and ableism are informed by
and support animal oppression. This collection is broken down into
three separate sections: -Affect includes contributions from
leading theorists and activists on how our emotions and embodiment
can and must inform our relationships with the more-than-human
world -Context explores the complexities of appreciating difference
and the possibilities of living less violently -Climate, new to the
second edition, provides an overview of our climate crisis as well
as the climate for critical discussion and debate about ecofeminist
ideas and actions Drawing on animal studies, environmental studies,
feminist/gender studies, and practical ethics, the ecofeminist
contributors to this volume stress the need to move beyond binaries
and attend to context over universal judgments; spotlight the
importance of care as well as justice, emotion as well as reason;
and work to undo the logic of domination and its material
implications.
'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal
classic' TIME Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research
provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the
early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees
in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy.
Humans and nonhuman animals engage with each other in a multitude
of fascinating ways. They have always done so, motivated by both
necessity and choice. Yet, as human population numbers increase and
our impact on the planet expands, this engagement takes on new
meanings and requires new understanding.In Engaging with Animals:
Interpretations of a Shared Existence experts in the field of
human-animal studies investigate, from a variety of disciplinary
perspectives, the ways in which humans and other animals interact.
Grouped into three broad sections, the chapters focus on themes
ranging from attitudes, ethics and interactions to history, art and
literature, and finally animal welfare outcomes. While offering
different interpretations of human-non-human interactions, they
share a common goal in attempting to find pathways leading to a
mutually beneficial and shared co-existence.
The pigeon is the quintessential city bird. Domesticated thousands
of years ago as a messenger and a source of food, its presence on
our sidewalks is so common that people consider the bird a nuisance
- if they notice it at all. Yet pigeons are also kept by people all
over the world for pleasure, sport, and profit, from the "pigeon
wars" waged by breeding enthusiasts in the skies over Brooklyn to
the Million Dollar Pigeon Race held every year in South Africa.
Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork across three
continents, Colin Jerolmack traces our complex and often
contradictory relationship with these versatile animals in public
spaces such as Venice's Piazza San Marco and London's Trafalgar
Square and in working-class and immigrant communities of pigeon
breeders in New York and Berlin. By exploring what he calls "the
social experience of animals," Jerolmack shows how our interactions
with pigeons offer surprising insights into city life, community,
culture, and politics. Theoretically understated and accessible to
interested readers of all stripes, "The Global Pigeon" is one of
the best and most original ethnographies to be published in
decades.
"Philosophy and Animal Life" offers a new way of thinking about
animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of
philosophy itself. Cora Diamond begins with "The Difficulty of
Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy," in which she accuses
analytical philosophy of evading, or deflecting, the responsibility
of human beings toward nonhuman animals. Diamond then explores the
animal question as it is bound up with the more general problem of
philosophical skepticism. Focusing specifically on J. M. Coetzee's
"The Lives of Animals," she considers the failure of language to
capture the vulnerability of humans and animals.
Stanley Cavell responds to Diamond's argument with his own close
reading of Coetzee's work, connecting the human-animal relation to
further themes of morality and philosophy. John McDowell follows
with a critique of both Diamond and Cavell, and Ian Hacking
explains why Cora Diamond's essay is so deeply perturbing and,
paradoxically for a philosopher, he favors poetry over philosophy
as a way of overcoming some of her difficulties. Cary Wolfe's
introduction situates these arguments within the broader context of
contemporary continental philosophy and theory, particularly
Jacques Derrida's work on deconstruction and the question of the
animal. "Philosophy and Animal Life" is a crucial collection for
those interested in animal rights, ethics, and the development of
philosophical inquiry. It also offers a unique exploration of the
role of ethics in Coetzee's fiction.
Are animals capable of wonder? Can they be said to possess language
and reason? What can animals teach us about how to live well? How
can they help us to see the limitations of human civilization? Is
it possible to draw firm distinctions between humans and animals?
And how might asking and answering questions like these lead us to
rethink human-animal relations in an age of catastrophic ecological
destruction? In this accessible and engaging book, Matthew Calarco
explores key issues in the philosophy of animals and their
significance for our contemporary world. He leads readers on a
spirited tour of historical and contemporary philosophy, ranging
from Plato to Donna Haraway and from the Cynics to the Jains.
Calarco unearths surprising insights about animals from a number of
philosophers while also underscoring ways in which the
philosophical tradition has failed to challenge the dogma of
human-centeredness. Along the way, he indicates how mainstream
Western philosophy is both complemented and challenged by
non-Western traditions and noncanonical theories about animals.
Throughout, Calarco uses examples from contemporary culture to
illustrate how philosophical theories about animals are deeply
relevant to our lives today. The Boundaries of Human Nature shows
readers why philosophy can help transform not just the way we think
about animals but also how we interact with them.
Are animals capable of wonder? Can they be said to possess language
and reason? What can animals teach us about how to live well? How
can they help us to see the limitations of human civilization? Is
it possible to draw firm distinctions between humans and animals?
And how might asking and answering questions like these lead us to
rethink human-animal relations in an age of catastrophic ecological
destruction? In this accessible and engaging book, Matthew Calarco
explores key issues in the philosophy of animals and their
significance for our contemporary world. He leads readers on a
spirited tour of historical and contemporary philosophy, ranging
from Plato to Donna Haraway and from the Cynics to the Jains.
Calarco unearths surprising insights about animals from a number of
philosophers while also underscoring ways in which the
philosophical tradition has failed to challenge the dogma of
human-centeredness. Along the way, he indicates how mainstream
Western philosophy is both complemented and challenged by
non-Western traditions and noncanonical theories about animals.
Throughout, Calarco uses examples from contemporary culture to
illustrate how philosophical theories about animals are deeply
relevant to our lives today. The Boundaries of Human Nature shows
readers why philosophy can help transform not just the way we think
about animals but also how we interact with them.
The Carol J. Adams Reader gathers together Adams's foundational and
recent articles in the fields of critical studies, animal studies,
media studies, vegan studies, ecofeminism and feminism, as well as
relevant interviews and conversations in which Adams identifies key
concepts and new developments in her decades-long work. This
volume, a companion to The Sexual Politics of Meat (Bloomsbury
Revelations), offers insight into a variety of urgent issues for
our contemporary world: Why do batterers harm animals? What is the
relationship between genocide and attitudes toward other animals?
How do activism and theory feed each other? How do race, gender,
and species categories interact in strengthening oppressive
attitudes? In clear language, Adams identifies the often hidden
aspects of cultural presumptions. The essays and conversations
found here capture the decades-long energy and vision that continue
to shape new ways of thinking about and responding to oppression.
In this landmark work of animal rights activism, Carol J. Adams -
the bestselling author of The Sexual Politics of Meat - explores
the intersections and common causes of feminism and the defense of
animals. Neither Man Nor Beast explores the common link between
cultural attitudes to women and animals in modern Western culture
that have enabled the systematic exploitation of both. A vivid work
that takes in environmental ethics, theological perspectives and
feminist theory, the Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new
foreword by the author and new images illustrating the continuing
relevance of the book today.
Never before or since have animals played as significant a role in
German history as they did during the Third Reich. Potato beetles
and silkworms were used as weapons of war, pigs were used in
propaganda, and dog breeding served the Nazis as a model for their
racial theories. Paradoxically, some animals were put under special
protection while some humans were simultaneously declared unworthy
of living. Ultimately, the ways in which Nazis conceptualized and
used animals-both literally and symbolically-reveals much about
their racist and bigoted attitudes toward other humans. Drawing
from diaries, journals, school textbooks, and printed propaganda,
J.W. Mohnhaupt tells these animals' stories vividly and with an eye
for everyday detail, focusing each chapter on a different facet of
Nazism by way of a specific animal species: red deer, horses, cats,
and more. Animals under the Swastika illustrates the complicated,
thought-provoking relationship between Nazis and animals.
Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London tells the remarkable
story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first 'star' animal to be
exhibited in the London Zoo. In 1850, a baby hippopotamus arrived
in England, thought to be the first in Europe since the Roman
Empire, and almost certainly the first in Britain since prehistoric
times. Captured near an island in the White Nile, Obaysch was
donated by the viceroy of Egypt in exchange for greyhounds and
deerhounds. His arrival in London was greeted with a wave of
'hippomania', doubling the number of visitors to the Zoological
Gardens almost overnight. Delving into the circumstances of
Obaysch's capture and exhibition, John Simons investigates the
phenomenon of 'star' animals in Victorian Britain against the
backdrop of an expanding British Empire. He shows how the entangled
aims of scientific exploration, commercial ambition, and imperial
expansion shaped the treatment of exotic animals throughout the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Along the way, he
uncovers the strange and moving stories of Obaysch and the other
hippos who joined him in Europe as the trade in zoo animals grew.
'A fascinating microscopic and telescopic look at the life of
Victorian England's most famous animal. John Simons' richly
exhaustive account of nineteenth-century hippomania engages with
imperialism, Orientalism, progress, and the cultural history of
Europe where Obaysch, captured from an island in the Nile River,
had the misfortune to spend his life as a blockbuster attraction at
the London Zoo. Poignant and empathetic, this account of an
animal's appropriation and exploitation is one of those books that
unfurls more about its moment in time than you could have imagined
when you picked it up.' Professor Randy Malamud, Georgia State
University
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Fear and fascination set wasps apart from other insects. Despite
their iconic form and distinctive colours, they are surrounded by
myth and misunderstanding. Often portrayed in cartoon-like
stereotypes bordering on sad parody, wasps have an unwelcome and
undeserved reputation for aggressiveness bordering on vindictive
spite. This mistrust is deep-seated in a human history that has
awarded commercial and spiritual value to other insects, such as
bees, but has failed to recognize any worth in wasps. Leading
entomologist Richard Jones redresses the balance in this
enlightening and entertaining guide to the natural and cultural
history of these powerful carnivores. Jones delves into their
complex nesting and colony behavior, their unique caste system and
their major role at the centre of many food webs. Drawing on
up-to-date scientific concepts and featuring many striking colour
illustrations, Jones successfully shows exactly why wasps are
worthy of greater understanding and appreciation.
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