Animal studies and biopolitics are two of the most dynamic areas of
interdisciplinary scholarship, but until now, they have had little
to say to each other. Bringing these two emergent areas of thought
into direct conversation in "Before the Law", Cary Wolfe fosters a
new discussion about the status of nonhuman animals and the shared
plight of humans and animals under biopolitics. Wolfe argues that
the human-animal distinction must be supplemented with the central
distinction of biopolitics: the difference between those animals
that are members of a community and those that are deemed killable
but not murderable. From this understanding, we can begin to make
sense of the fact that this distinction prevails within both the
human and animal domains and address such difficult issues as why
we afford some animals unprecedented levels of care and recognition
while subjecting others to unparalleled forms of brutality and
exploitation. Engaging with many major figures in biopolitical
thought - from Heidegger, Arendt, and Foucault to Agamben, Roberto
Esposito, and Derrida - Wolfe explores how biopolitics can help us
understand both the ethical and political dimensions of the current
questions surrounding the rights of animals.
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