‏646.00 ₪

Love in a Time of Slaughters: Human-Animal Stories Against Genocide and Extinction

‏646.00 ₪
ISBN13
9780271084619
יצא לאור ב
University Park
זמן אספקה
21 ימי עסקים
עמודים
240
פורמט
Hardback
תאריך יציאה לאור
29 באפר׳ 2019
שם סדרה
3
Explores a narrative pattern in which storytellers revisit instances of genocide and extinction not simply to reveal historical erasures of whole populations but also to rearticulate lifeways premised on cross-species interdependence. Focuses on recovering a sense of affective bonds shared across species lines.
Love in a Time of Slaughters examines a diverse array of contemporary creative narratives in which genocide and extinction blur species lines in order to show how such stories can promote the preservation of biological and cultural diversity in a time of man-made threats to species survival. From indigenous novels and Japanese anime to art installations and truth commission reports, Susan McHugh analyzes source material from a variety of regions and cultures to highlight cases where traditional knowledge works in tandem with modern ways of thinking about human-animal relations. In contrast to success stories of such relationships, the narratives McHugh highlights show the vulnerabilities of affective bonds as well as the kinds of loss shared when interspecific relationships are annihilated. In this thoughtful critique, McHugh explores the potential of these narratives to become a more powerful, urgent strategy of resistance to the forces that work to dehumanize people, eradicate animals, and threaten biodiversity. As we unevenly contribute to the sixth great extinction, this timely, compelling study sheds light on what constitutes an effective response from a humanities-focused, interdisciplinary perspective. McHugh's work will appeal to scholars working at the crossroads of human-animal studies, literature, and visual culture, as well as artists and activists who are interested in the intersections of animal politics with genocide and indigeneity.
מידע נוסף
עמודים 240
פורמט Hardback
ISBN10 0271084618
יצא לאור ב University Park
תאריך יציאה לאור 29 באפר׳ 2019
זמן אספקה 21 ימי עסקים