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Animals and Ourselves

Essays on Connections and Blurred Boundaries

Kathy Merlock Jackson, editor Lisa Lyon Payne editor Kathy Shepherd Stolley editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:13th Oct '20

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The relationship between humans and animals has always been strong, symbiotic and complicated. Animals, real and fictional, have been a mainstay in the arts and entertainment, figuring prominently in literature, film, television, social media, and live performances. Increasingly, though, people are anthropomorphizing animals, assigning them humanoid roles, tasks and identities. At the same time, humans, such as members of the furry culture or college mascots, find pleasure in adopting animal identities and characteristics. This book is the first of its kind to explore these growing phenomena across media. The contributors to this collection represent various disciplines, to include the arts, humanities, social sciences, and healthcare. Their essays demonstrate the various ways that human and animal lives are intertwined and constantly evolving.

“Engaging collection of essays… This group of essays should make us think—about our values, our myths, and our assumed place within the animal kingdom. …recommended”—Choice
Animals and Ourselves addresses a host of fascinating questions associated with the blurring of the distinction between human and other species. How have TV nature documentaries changed our views of animals? What is fueling the rapid increase in cosmetic surgeries for dogs? Should nonhuman animals be considered persons or property under the law? Can ‘furries’ find happiness through on-line dating services? Do robotic pets make good therapists? This collection of essays offers an eclectic and intellectually satisfying tour of the myriad roles of animals in modern psychological life and in popular culture.”—Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

ISBN: 9781476671734

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm

Weight: 517g

293 pages