Animals and Agency : An Interdisciplinary Exploration

by Sarah E. McFarland, Ryan Hediger

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While many scholars who write about animals deal with animal agency in some way, this volume is the first to position the question of nonhuman agency as the primary focus of inquiry. Section I presents studies of actual animals demonstrating agency; Section II moves agency into new terrain while considering key representations of animal agency in literature; Section III analyzes animals as mediators and as conveyances of human-to-human communication;and Section IV investigates the agency of show more beings who defy conventional species categories. The Envoi demonstrates how the microscopic polyp is interwoven into notions of agency and mythical superagency. This volume's interdisciplinary explorations press hard on issues of agency to open up space for more questions about how we can understand relationships between the human and the nonhuman. show less

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Sarah E. McFarland
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Ryan Hediger
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Ryan Hediger is associate professor of English at Kent State University. He is editor of Animals and War: Studies of Europe and North America.

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Human-Animal Studies
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Canonical title
Animals and Agency : An Interdisciplinary Exploration
Original title
Animals and Agency : An Interdisciplinary Exploration
Original publication date
2009
First words
When Tatiana escaped her zoo enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on December 25th, 2007, and killed a man who may have been taunting her, the media rushed to ask why.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)A veritable polyp–phony.
Original language
English

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Nonfiction, Philosophy, Science & Nature
DDC/MDS
179.3 — Philosophy & psychology Ethics Other ethical norms Treatment of animals
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HV4708 .A57 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Protection, assistance and relief Protection of animals. Animal rights. Animal
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