Format:
1 online resource (209 pages)
ISBN:
9780252093210
Content:
Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice addresses interconnections between speciesism, sexism, racism, and homophobia, clarifying why social justice activists in the twenty-first century must challenge intersecting forms of oppression._x000B_This anthology presents bold personal narratives from 14 activists who have personally explored links of oppression between humans and animals, including such exploitative enterprises as cockfighting, factory farming, vivisection and the bushmeat trade. These essays remind readers that women have always been important to social justice and animal advocacy, and they urge each of us to recognize the links that continue to bind all oppressed individuals. _x000B_Contributors are Carol J. Adams, Tara Sophia Bahna-James, Karen Davis, Elizabeth Jane Farians, Hope Ferdowsian, Linda Fisher, Twyla Francois, Christine Garcia, A. Breeze Harper, Sangamithra Iyer, Pattrice Jones, Lisa Kemmerer, Allison Lance, Ingrid Newkirk, Lauren Ornelas and Miyun Park.
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Fighting Cocks: Ecofeminism versus Sexualized Violence -- 2 From Rural Roots to Angel's Wings -- 3 Are You Waving at Me? -- 4 Connections: Speciesism, Racism, and Whiteness as the Norm -- 5 Fighting "Other -- 6 Small Small Redemption -- 7 Compassion without Borders -- 8 Theology and Animals -- 9 Freeing Feathered Spirits -- 10 The Art of Truth-telling -- 11 From Hunting Grounds to Chicken Rights: My Story in an Eggshell -- 12 Isn't Justice Supposed to be Blind?: Practicing Animal Law -- 13 An Appetite for Justice -- 14 A Magical Talisman -- Appendix: Factory Farming and Females -- INDEX.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780252036170
Additional Edition:
Print version Sister Species : Women, Animals and Social Justice
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sister species Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2011 ISBN 9780252036170
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0252036174
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780252078118
Additional Edition:
ISBN 025207811X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
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