商品簡介
Ten essays by contributors in cultural anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, and women's studies offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the relationship between humans and animals, demonstrating the vibrancy of the emerging field of animal studies. The essays explore how humans construct, configure, and negotiate the meaning of other animals in the social world. Part 1, on making new animal meanings, examines topics such as the kinetics of vermin and wildlife in southern Africa, and cannibalism, consumption, and kinship in animal studies. Part 2, on applying new animal meanings, considers topics such as hunting for the jaguar in the US and Mexico, the politics of pet obituaries, and representations of dog breeds and issues of race in popular culture. The book includes contemporary b&w photos and historical illustrations. Kalof teaches sociology and Montgomery teaches history at Michigan State University. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Linda Kalof is a Professor of Sociology, a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and founder of the Michigan State University interdisciplinary graduate specialization in Animal Studies: Humanities and Social Science Perspectives.
Georgina M. Montgomery, an award-winning educator, is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in Lyman Briggs College and the Department of History.
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