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This book explores why animals, at some point, disappeared from the
realm and scope of sociology. The role of sociology in the
construction of a science of the 'human' has been substantial,
building representations of the human sphere of life as unique.
Within the sociological tradition however, animals have often been
invisible, even non-existent. Through in-depth comparisons of the
texts of prominent early sociologists Emile Durkheim and Edward
Westermarck, Tuomivaara shows that despite this exclusion,
representations of animals and human-animal relations were far more
varied in early works than in the later sociological cannon.
Addressing a significant gap in the interdisciplinary field of
animal studies, Tuomivaara presents a close reading of the
historical treatment of animals in the works of Durkheim and
Westermarck to determine how the human-animal boundary was
established in sociological theory. The diverse forms in which
animals and 'the animal' appear in the works of early classical
sociology are charted and explored, alongside the sociological
themes that bring animals into these texts. Situated in
contemporary theory, from critical animal studies to posthumanism,
this important book lays the groundwork for a disciplinary shift
away from this sharp human-animal dualism.
This book explores why animals, at some point, disappeared from the
realm and scope of sociology. The role of sociology in the
construction of a science of the 'human' has been substantial,
building representations of the human sphere of life as unique.
Within the sociological tradition however, animals have often been
invisible, even non-existent. Through in-depth comparisons of the
texts of prominent early sociologists Emile Durkheim and Edward
Westermarck, Tuomivaara shows that despite this exclusion,
representations of animals and human-animal relations were far more
varied in early works than in the later sociological cannon.
Addressing a significant gap in the interdisciplinary field of
animal studies, Tuomivaara presents a close reading of the
historical treatment of animals in the works of Durkheim and
Westermarck to determine how the human-animal boundary was
established in sociological theory. The diverse forms in which
animals and 'the animal' appear in the works of early classical
sociology are charted and explored, alongside the sociological
themes that bring animals into these texts. Situated in
contemporary theory, from critical animal studies to posthumanism,
this important book lays the groundwork for a disciplinary shift
away from this sharp human-animal dualism.
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