Making Animal Meaning
Author | : Linda Kalof |
Publisher | : MSU Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2011-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781609172343 |
ISBN-13 | : 1609172345 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making Animal Meaning written by Linda Kalof and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elucidating collection of ten original essays, Making Animal Meaning reconceptualizes methods for researching animal histories and rethinks the contingency of the human-animal relationship. The vibrant and diverse field of animal studies is detailed in these interdisciplinary discussions, which include voices from a broad range of scholars and have an extensive chronological and geographical reach. These exciting discourses capture the most compelling theoretical underpinnings of animal significance while exploring meaning-making through the study of specific spaces, species, and human-animal relations. A deeply thoughtful collection — vital to understanding central questions of agency, kinship, and animal consumption — these essays tackle the history and philosophy of constructing animal meaning.