Human-animal studies is an academic field that has grown exponentially over the past decade. It explores the whys, hows, and whats of human-animal relations: why animals are represented and configured in different ways in human cultures and societies around the world; how they are imagined, experienced, and given significance; what these relationships might signify about being human; and what about these relationships might be improved for the sake of the individuals as well as the communities concerned.The Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies presents a collection of original essays from artists and scholars who have established themselves internationally on the basis of specific and significant new contributions to human-animal studies. This international, interdisciplinary handbook will be of interest to students and scholars of human-animal studies, sociology, anthropology, biology, environmental studies, geography, cultural studies, history, philosophy, media studies, gender studies, literature, psychology, ethology, and visual studies.
| ISBN: | 9780367866716 |
| Publication date: | 12th December 2019 |
| Author: | Garry Marvin, Susan McHugh |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 332 pages |
| Series: | Routledge International Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Sociology Neurosciences Cultural studies Zoology and animal sciences Philosophy |
Human-animal studies is an academic field that has grown exponentially over the past decade. It explores the whys, hows, and whats of human-animal relations: why animals are represented and configured in different ways in human cultures and societies around the world; how they are imagined, experienced, and given significance; what these relationships might signify about being human; and what about these relationships might be improved for the sake of the individuals as well as the communities concerned.The Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies presents a collection of original essays from artists and scholars who have established themselves internationally on the basis of specific and significant new contributions to human-animal studies. This international, interdisciplinary handbook will be of interest to students and scholars of human-animal studies, sociology, anthropology, biology, environmental studies, geography, cultural studies, history, philosophy, media studies, gender studies, literature, psychology, ethology, and visual studies.
Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies features in the following genres: Sociology, Neurosciences, Cultural studies, Zoology and animal sciences, Philosophy
Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies is available in Paperback
Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies was written by Garry Marvin, Susan McHugh and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies has 332 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge International Handbooks series
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