Murdering animals: writings on theriocide, homicide and nonspeciesist criminology

"Murdering Animals confronts the speciesism underlying the disparate social censures of homicide and "theriocide" (the killing of animals by humans), and as such, is a plea to take animal rights seriously. Its substantive topics include the criminal prosecution and execution of justic...

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Main Author: Beirne, Piers (Author)
Contributors: O'Donnell, Ian (Contributor) ; Janssen, Janine (Contributor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
Published: [Basingstoke, Hampshire] Palgrave Macmillan [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Cover
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
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Summary:"Murdering Animals confronts the speciesism underlying the disparate social censures of homicide and "theriocide" (the killing of animals by humans), and as such, is a plea to take animal rights seriously. Its substantive topics include the criminal prosecution and execution of justiciable animals in early modern Europe; images of hunters put on trial by their prey in the upside-down world of the Dutch Golden Age; the artist William Hogarth's patriotic depictions of animals in 18th century London; and the playwright J.M. Synge's representation of parricide in fin de siècle Ireland. Combining insights from intellectual history, the history of the fine and performing arts, and what is known about today's invisibilised sites of animal killing, Murdering Animals inevitably asks: should theriocide be considered murder? With its strong multi- and interdisciplinary approach, this work of collaboration will appeal to scholars of social and species justice in animal studies, criminology, sociology and law"--
Physical Description:xix, 225 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9781137574671
DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-57468-8