gender, animals, and madness
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Gruen, Lori > (ed.)
- Creator
- Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona > (ed.)
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2019
- Shelfmark
- WER 8 2019 - B
- Thesaurus
- dieren, voeding, handicapisme, ziekten, geweld, thuislozen, vrouwbeelden, etniciteit, bundel
- Description
- 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 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. Allusions to madness are also often gendered, thought to be overly sentimental with an added sense that emotions are being directed at the wrong species.