Animals are disappearing, vanishing, and dying out-not just in the physical sense of becoming extinct, but in the sense of being erased from our consciousness. Increasingly, interactions with animals happen at a remove: mediated by nature programs, books, and cartoons; framed by the enclosures of zoos and aquariums; distanced by the museum cases that display lifeless bodies. In this thought-provoking book, Arran Stibbe takes us on a journey of discovery, revealing the many ways in which language affects our relationships with animals and the natural world. Animal-product industry manuals, school textbooks, ecological reports, media coverage of environmental issues, and animal-rights polemics all commonly portray animals as inanimate objects or passive victims. In his search for an alternative to these negative forms of discourse, Stibbe turns to the traditional culture of Japan. Within Zen philosophy, haiku poetry, and even contemporary children's animated films, animals appear as active agents, leading their own lives for their own purposes, and of value in themselves.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of New England
ISBN-13
9780819572318
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114427816
Product Key Features
Author
Arran Stibbe
Publication Name
Animals Erased
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Arran Stibbe
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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