Animals and Women Feminist The by Adams, Carol J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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CONTENTS Animals and Women Animals and Women

Feminist Theoretical Explorations

Edited by Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan

Introduction Acknowledgments

Note

1 Joan Dunayer

Sexist Words, Speciesist Roots

References

Part 1 Sexism/Speciesism: Interlocking Oppressions Notes

References

2 Lynda Birke

Exploring the Boundaries: Feminism, Animals, and Science

Feminism and the Human-Animal Relationship Animals in Science Asking Feminist Questions

Notes

References

3 Carol J. Adams

Woman-Battering and Harm to Animals

Woman-Battering Forms of Battering How Do Batterers Harm Animals? Anecdotal Evidence Psychological Battering in the Wake of Harm to Animals Forced Sex with Animals Animals and Batterers ’ Strategies for Control

The Chart of Coercion

Control Strategies and Harm to Animals Harm to Animals, Woman-Battering, and Feminist Theory

Notes

References

4 Marti Kheel

License to Kill: An Ecofeminist Critique of Hunters ’ Discourse

Introduction Common Themes — The Hunting-Sex Connection The Ethical Discourse of Hunters

Narrative 1: The Happy Hunter Narrative 2: The Holist Hunter Narrative 3: The Holy Hunter

The Hunt for Masculine Self-Identity Conclusion

Notes

References

5 Maria Comninou

Speech, Pornography, and Hunting

Introduction Pornography and Hunting Sexual Harassment and Hunter Harassment Rape and Hunting Conclusion

Notes

References

6 Gary L Francione

Abortion and Animal Rights: Are They Comparable Issues?

Sentience, Animal Welfare, and Animal Rights The Problems of the Prevailing Theories and the Politics of Abortion Conclusion

Notes

References

Part 2 Alternative Stories

7 Linda Vance

Beyond Just-So Stories: Narrative, Animals, and Ethics

Introduction Ethics Constructs the Animal

Small Tales 1: Progress Small Tales 2: Dialectics Small Tales 3: Declension Animal liberation. The land ethic. Deep ecology.

Ethical Narratives

A good narrative should be ecologically appropriate to a given time and place. A good narrative should be ethically appropriate to a given time and place. A good narrative should give voice to those whose stories are being told. A good narrative should make us care. 15

Epilogue: Can This Narrative Be Saved?

Notes

References

8 Karen Davis

Thinking Like a Chicken: Farm Animals and the Feminine Connection

Prologue Clucking Like a Mountain Epilogue Notes References

9 Diane Antonio

Of Wolves and Women

The Ethic of Care Respect Care Respect for What Is Different Whose Wolf Is This Anyway?

Religion Philosophy Gender Issues Anthropology My Á ntonia: One Woman ’ s Wolf

Notes Reinventing the Wolf References

10 Marian Scholtmeijer

The Power of Otherness: Animals in Women ’ s Fiction

Contextualizing the Problem Victims Identity Community Conclusion

Notes

References

11 Reginald Abbott

Birds Don ’ t Sing in Greek: Virginia Woolf and “ The Plumage Bill ” Notes

References Appendix: “ The Plumage Bill ” by Virginia Woolf

12 Brian Luke

Taming Ourselves or Going Feral? Toward a Nonpatriarchal Metaethic of Animal Liberation

Patriarchal Animal Liberation

Reason Principle Adversarial Relations Social Control Taming Ourselves

The Maintenance of Animal Exploitation

Forestalling Sympathetic Opposition to Animal Exploitation Denying personal responsibility. Denying the harm done. Denying animal subjectivity. Overriding Sympathies for Exploited Animals

Going Feral Notes References

13 Susanne Kappeler

Speciesism, Racism, Nationalism . . . or the Power of Scientific Subjectivity

Victimism and Protectionism Conservationism Zoology and the “ Human Sciences ” From Human Rights to Species Rights Speciesism, or the Constitution of Power Identity Politics or Cultural Biologism Sexism and Reproduction Life vs. Life Notes The International Zoo of Nations

Carol J. Adams and Josephine Donovan

Bibliography of Feminist Approaches to Animal Issues Notes on Contributors

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