The question of the animal has preoccupied an increasing number
of humanities, science, and social science scholars in recent
years, and important work continues to expand the burgeoning field
of animal studies. However, a key question still needs to be
explored: Why has the academy struggled to link advocacy for
animals to advocacy for various human groups? Within cultural
studies, in which advocacy can take the form of a theoretical
intervention, scholars have resisted arguments that add "species"
to race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and other
human-identity categories as a site for critical analysis.
"Species Matters: Humane Advocacy and Cultural Theory"
considers whether and why cultural studies--specifically cultural
theory--should pay more attention to animal advocacy and whether or
why animal studies should pay more attention to questions raised by
cultural theory. The contributors to this volume focus on the
"humane" treatment of animals and various human groups and the
implications, both theoretical and practical, of blurring the
distinction between "the human" and "the animal." This anthology
addresses important questions raised by the history of representing
humans as the only animal capable of acting humanely, providing a
framework for reconsidering the nature of humane discourse, whether
in theory, literary and cultural texts, or current advocacy
movements outside of the academy.
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