Animaladies: Gender, Animals, and Madness

By: and and

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into UK education collection to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis
Do depictions of crazy cat ladies obscure more sinister structural violence against animals hoarded in factory farms?Highlighting the frequent pathologization of animal lovers and animal rights activists, this book examines how the "madness†? of our relationships with animals intersects with the "madness†? of taking animals seriously. The essays collected in this volume argue that "animaladies†? are expressive of political and psychological discontent, and the characterization of animal advocacy as mad or "crazy†? distracts attention from broader social unease regarding human exploitation of animal life.While allusions to madness are both subtle and overt, they are also very often gendered, thought to be overly sentimental with an added sense that emotions are being directed at the wrong species. Animaladies are obstacles for the political uptake of interest in animal issues-as the intersections between this volume and established feminist scholarship show, the fear of being labeled unreasonable or mad still has political currency.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
264 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781501342165
Related ISBNs:
9781501364143
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Lori Gruen, Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, and Contributors, 2
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Lori Gruen
Edited by:
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey

Reviews

No Rating Yet