Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies

Download or read book Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies written by Amber E. George and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies explores nonhuman animals’ experiences of gender, physiological sex, and sexuality while in nature and captivity. The contributors analyze nonhuman oppression issues such as reproductive freedom, deconstructing dichotomous thinking, and promoting animal liberation within and beyond the academy. The scholar-activists featured in this collection investigate injustice in news stories, literature, and other media that shape human perceptions and treatment toward nonhumans. Each chapter confronts problematic social constructions of gender, physiological sex, or sexuality by applying literary theory, cultural studies, disability studies, queer studies, ecocriticism, and more to promote justice and equity for nonhuman animals.