The human and the meat : animal domination in capitalist societies / Chiara Stefanoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stefanoni, Chiara 1992- author.

Series:

Human-animal studies (Series : Bielefeld, Germany), 2702-945X ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meat industry and trade.

Human-animal relationships.

Capitalism.

Control (Psychology).

Physical Description:

217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : Transcript, [2025]

Summary:

Over 85 billion animals are killed in slaughterhouses yearly to sustain a profit-driven meat production system - devastating animals, workers, and the environment. How did we get here? How has capitalist society reshaped human-animal relations? Elaborating a novel materialist and intersectional framework, Chiara Stefanoni conceptualizes the social form of human-animal relations and its centrality within the interconnected structure of domination in capitalist societies, especially in relation to gender and class. Through a historical analysis of industrial slaughterhouses, the study reveals how the human/animal divide and meat-based diet are not timeless facts, but concrete social solutions crucial for the reproduction of capitalist society.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Theoretical Foundations

1. Framing Critical Animal Studies

2. A Materialist Logic for Capitalist Societies

Part II: Operationalization

3. The Anthropological Form of Producing Individuals

4. The Dietary Dispositif

Conclusion

Bibliography

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Bergamo, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-217).

Other Format:

PDF version

ISBN:

9783837679571

3837679578

OCLC:

1559625376

Publisher Number:

9783837679571