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Bad Dog - Pit Bull Politics and Multispecies Justice (Paperback) Loot Price: R743
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Bad Dog - Pit Bull Politics and Multispecies Justice (Paperback): Harlan Weaver

Bad Dog - Pit Bull Politics and Multispecies Justice (Paperback)

Harlan Weaver; Series edited by Banu Subramaniam, Rebecca Herzig

Series: Feminist Technosciences

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Fifty-plus years of media fearmongering coupled with targeted breed bans have produced what could be called "America's Most Wanted" dog: the pit bull. However, at the turn of the twenty-first century, competing narratives began to change the meaning of "pit bull." Increasingly represented as loving members of mostly white, middle-class, heteronormative families, pit bulls and pit bull-type dogs are now frequently seen as victims rather than perpetrators, beings deserving not fear or scorn but rather care and compassion. Drawing from the increasingly contentious world of human/dog politics and featuring rich ethnographic research among dogs and their advocates, Bad Dog explores how relationships between humans and animals not only reflect but actively shape experiences of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, breed, and species. Harlan Weaver proposes a critical and queer reading of pit bull politics and animal advocacy, challenging the zero-sum logic through which care for animals is seen as detracting from care for humans. Introducing understandings rooted in examinations of what it means for humans to touch, feel, sense, and think with and through relationships with nonhuman animals, Weaver suggests powerful ways to seek justice for marginalized humans and animals together.

General

Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Feminist Technosciences
Release date: March 2021
Authors: Harlan Weaver
Series editors: Banu Subramaniam • Rebecca Herzig
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-0-295-74802-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Dogs > General
LSN: 0-295-74802-8
Barcode: 9780295748023

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