Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations

Published by Duke University Press 1995

Animals and Women

Feminist Theoretical Explorations

Edited by: Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan
With contributions by: Joan Dunayer , Lynda Birke and Marti Kheel

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822381952

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About this book

Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inextricably connected to the ways in which we comprehend and abuse other species. Furthermore, it demonstrates that such a focus does not distract from the struggle for women’s rights, but rather contributes to it.

This wide-ranging multidisciplinary anthology presents original material from scholars in a variety of fields, as well as a rare, early article by Virginia Woolf. Exploring the leading edge of the species/gender boundary, it addresses such issues as the relationship between abortion rights and animal rights, the connection between woman-battering and animal abuse, and the speciesist basis for much sexist language. Also considered are the ways in which animals have been regarded by science, literature, and the environmentalist movement. A striking meditation on women and wolves is presented, as is an examination of sexual harassment and the taxonomy of hunters and hunting. Finally, this compelling collection suggests that the subordination and degradation of women is a prototype for other forms of abuse, and that to deny this connection is to participate in the continued mistreatment of animals and women.

Author / Editor information

Carol J. Adams is a writer and a professional consultant on issues of sexual harassment and sexual violence. She is the author of several books, including The Sexual Politics of Meat and, most recently, Neither Man nor Beast.

Josephine Donovan is Professor of English at the University of Maine, Orono. She is the author of many books, including Feminist Theory and the editor of Feminist Literary Criticism.

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-- Jane Tompkins, Duke University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Sexism/Speciesism: Interlocking Oppressions
I Sexist Words, Speciesist Roots Joan Dunayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2 Exploring the Boundaries: Feminism, Animals, and Science Lynda Birke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3 Carol J. Adams Woman-Battering and Harm to Animals Carol J. Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
4 License to Kill: An Ecofeminist Critique of Hunters' Discourse Marti Kheel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5 Speech, Pornography, and Hunting Maria Comninou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
6 Abortion and Animal Rights: Are They Comparable Issues? Gary L Francione Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Part 2 Alternative Stories
7 Beyond Just-So Stories: Narrative, Animals, and Ethics Linda Vance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
8 Thinking Like a Chicken: Farm Animals and the Feminine Connection Karen Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
9 Of Wolves and Women Diane Antonio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
10 The Power of Otherness: Animals in Women's Fiction Marian Scholtmeijer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
II Birds Don't Sing in Greek: Virginia Woolf and "The Plumage Bill" Reginald Abbott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Appendix: "The Plumage Bill" Virginia Woolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
12 Taming Ourselves or Going Feral? Toward a Nonpatriarchal Metaethic of Animal Liberation Brian Luke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
13 Speciesism, Racism, Nationalism ... or the Power of Scientific Subjectivity Susann Kappeler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
Bibliography of Feminist Approaches to Animal Issues Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 392

eBook

Published: November 14, 1995
ISBN: 9780822381952