Love in a time of slaughters human-animal stories against genocide and extinction / Susan McHugh.

Author/creator McHugh, Susan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxii, 228 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesAnthropoScene: the SLSA book series
Contents Introduction : when species meet on killing fields -- Dying animal gods : metaphysical potentials -- Taxidermy remains : on the vitality of lifeless bodies -- Pacific currents : becoming usefully dead -- Saharan nonexistence : edging near death camps -- Arctic nomadology : Inuit stories of the mountie sled dog massacre -- The birds and the bees, or life after sex -- Conclusion : taking and making love stories.
Abstract "Explores a narrative pattern in which storytellers revisit instances of genocide and extinction not simply to reveal historical erasures of whole populations but also to rearticulate lifeways premised on cross-species interdependence. Focuses on recovering a sense of affective bonds shared across species lines"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [193]-220) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019001332
ISBN9780271083704 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780271084619 (cloth ; alk. paper)

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