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Flight Ways - Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction by Thom van Dooren
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law Ser.
A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorp ...Show more
Performance All the Way Down - Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference by Richard O. Prum
Category: Feminism | Series: Science. culture Ser.
An award-winning biologist and writer applies queer feminist theory to developmental genetics, arguing that individuals are not essentially male or female. The idea that gender is a performance--a tenet of queer feminist theory since the nineties--has spread from college classrooms to popular cultur ...Show more
The Wake of Crows - Living and Dying in Shared Worlds by Thom van Dooren
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law Ser.
The Wake of Crows is an exploration of the entangled lives of humans and crows. Focusing on five key sites, Thom van Dooren asks how we might live well with crows in a changing world.
Why Veganism Matters - the Moral Value of Animals by Gary Francione
Category: Culture | Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law Ser.
Most people care about animals, but only a tiny fraction are vegan. The rest often think of veganism as an extreme position. They certainly do not believe that they have a moral obligation to become vegan. Gary L. Francione--the leading and most provocative scholar of animal rights theory and law--d ...Show more
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