Queer Entanglements: Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Animal Companionship - Softcover

Riggs, Damien W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110873894X ISBN 13: 9781108738941

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Queer Entanglements provides the first comprehensive account of the intersections of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, and non-binary people's lives with the lives of animals. Exploring diverse topics such as domestic violence, grief following the loss of an animal, veganism, cruelty-free makeup products, Pride events, and community activism, the book offers a theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the contexts that bring together human and animal lives. By using real-world examples, it provides a lively and engaging view of what it means to think about the connections between animal and human lives, even when human experiences operate at the expense of animal wellbeing. This critical, intersectional, and interdisciplinary perspective on human-animal relations will be of interest to scholars and students in human-animal studies, psychology, sociology, social work, and cultural and gender studies.

About this title

About the Authors

Damien W. Riggs is Professor of Psychology in the College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work at Flinders University, Australia.

Shoshana Rosenberg is an independent researcher currently based in Naarm, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Heather Fraser is Associate Professor of Social Work in the School of Public Health and Social Work at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Nik Taylor is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Human Services at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110873894X
• ISBN 13: 9781108738941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238