Dogs and cats in South Korea : itinerant commodities / Julien Dugnoille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dugnoille, Julien, author.

Series:

New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food animals--Nutrition.

Food animals.

Dogs--Korea (South).

Dogs.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource. 1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Dogs and Cats in South Korea: Itinerant Commodities shows that though dogs and cats are consumed in the millions each year, they are recipients of both cruelty and care in a very unique way compared to other animal species in South Korean society. The anti-imperialist and postcolonial stances associated with the consumption of dogs and cats in South Korea are oversimplistic. Stereotypes by societies that do not eat these animals overshadow the various ways in which South Korean citizens interact with them, including companionship. In fact, many dogs and cats go from companion to livestock, and from livestock to companion, demonstrating that the relationships with these creatures are not only complex, but also fluid. The trajectories of the lives of dogs and cats are never linear. In that sense, individual dogs and cats in South Korea are itinerant animals navigating an exchange system based on culture, economics, and politics. With nuance and cultural understanding, Dugnoille tells the complicated stories of these animals in South Korea, as well as the humans who commoditize and singularize them."-- from publisher's website.

Contents:

Cover

DOGS AND CATS IN SOUTH KOREA

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION Itinerant Animals Dog and Cat Biographies in Transcultural South Korea

CHAPTER 1 Dead Commodities Walking Itinerancies of Dogs and Cats at South Korea's Largest Meat Market

CHAPTER 2 "New Women," "New Mothers" Gender Ideology in South Korean Animal Advocacy

CHAPTER 3 Transspecies Nationalism Inclusion of Nonhuman Animals in Ideologies of Korean Ethnic Nationalism

CHAPTER 4 Postmortem Itinerancy The Deaths of Dogs and Cats in Postcolonial Conditions

CONCLUSION A Continuing Itinerancy On the Regulation of the South Korean Dog and Cat Meat Trade

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781612497068

1612497063

9781612497044

1612497047

OCLC:

1287099635