Animal Studies is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field devoted
to examining, understanding, and critically evaluating the complex
relationships between humans and other animals. Scholarship in
Animal Studies draws on a variety of methodologies to explore these
multi-faceted relationships in order to help us understand the ways
in which other animals figure in our lives and we in theirs.
Bringing together the work of a group of internationally
distinguished scholars, the contribution in Critical Terms for
Animal Studies offers distinct voices and diverse perspectives,
exploring significant concepts and asking important questions. How
do we take non-human animals seriously, not simply as metaphors for
human endeavors, but as subjects themselves? What do we mean by
anthropocentrism, captivity, empathy, sanctuary, and vulnerability,
and what work do these and other critical terms do in Animal
Studies? Sure to become an indispensable reference for the field,
Critical Terms for Animal Studies not only provides a framework for
thinking about animals as subjects of their own experiences, but
also serves as a touchstone to help us think differently about our
conceptions of what it means to be human, and the impact human
activities have on the more than human world.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Critical Terms |
Release date: |
November 2018 |
Editors: |
Lori Gruen
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Dimensions: |
230 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
448 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-35542-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-226-35542-X |
Barcode: |
9780226355429 |
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