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Animals and women : feminist theoretical explorations / edited by Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal welfare.
- Animal rights.
- Feminist theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (394 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inextricably connected to the ways in which we comprehend and abuse other species. Furthermore, it demonstrates that such a focus does not distract from the struggle for women's rights, but rather contributes to it.This wide-ranging multidisciplinary anthology presents original material fr
- Contents:
- Part 1; Sexism/speciesism : interlocking oppressions
- Sexist words, speciesist roots / Joan Dunayer
- Exploring the boundaries : feminism, animals, and science / Lynda Birke
- Woman-battering and harm to animals / Carol J. Adams
- License to kill : an ecofeminist critique of hunters' discourse / Marti Kheel
- Speech, pornography, and hunting / Maria Comninou
- Abortion and animal rights : are they comparable issues? / Gary L. Francione
- Part 2; Alternative stories
- Beyond just-so stories : narrative, animals, and ethics / Linda Vance
- Thinking like a chicken : farm animals and the feminine connection / Karen Davis
- Of wolves and women / Diane Antonio
- The power of otherness : animals in women's fiction / Marian Scholtmeijer
- Birds don't sing in Greek : Virginia Woolf and "The plumage bill" / Reginald Abbott
- Taming ourselves or going feral? : toward a nonpatriarchal metaethic of animal liberation / Brian Luke
- Speciesism, racism, nationalism ... or the power of scientific subjectivity / Susanne Kappeler.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-361) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-06246-1
- 9786613062468
- 0-8223-8195-8
- OCLC:
- 220940058
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