Queer entanglements : intersections of gender, sexuality, and animal companionship / Damien W. Riggs, Shoshana Rosenberg, Heather Fraser, Nik Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riggs, Damien W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Social conditions.

Sexual minorities.

Intersectionality (Sociology).

Gay rights.

Animal rights.

Animal welfare.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Queer Entanglements provides the first comprehensive account of the intersections of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, and non-binary people's lives with the lives of animals. Exploring diverse topics such as domestic violence, grief following the loss of an animal, veganism, cruelty-free makeup products, Pride events, and community activism, the book offers a theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the contexts that bring together human and animal lives. By using real-world examples, it provides a lively and engaging view of what it means to think about the connections between animal and human lives, even when human experiences operate at the expense of animal wellbeing. This critical, intersectional, and interdisciplinary perspective on human-animal relations will be of interest to scholars and students in human-animal studies, psychology, sociology, social work, and cultural and gender studies.

Contents:

Menageries, Enmeshment, and Irreducibility

Love, Loss, and Grief

Violence, Cruelty, and Rescue

Sameness, Difference, and Intercorporeality

Rainbows, Flags, and Bridges

Consumption, Consumerism, and Kink

Voice, Responsibility, and Liberation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Jul 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-80300-8

1-108-80169-2

1-108-77235-8

OCLC:

1262371799