Emily Gaarder:Women and the Animal Rights Movement by Emily Gaarder (English) Paperback Book
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The Nile on eBay Women and the Animal Rights Movement by Emily Gaarder This analyzes the politics of gender in the animal rights movement, incorporating in-depth interviews with women and participant observation of animal rights organizations, conferences, and protests to describe struggles over divisions of labour and leadership. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Animal rights is one of the fastest growing social movements today. Women greatly outnumber men as activists, yet surprisingly, little has been written about the importance and impact of gender on the movement. Women and the Animal Rights Movement combats stereotypes of women activists as mere sentimentalists by exploring the political and moral character of their advocacy on behalf of animals.Emily Gaarder analyzes the politics of gender in the movement, incorporating in-depth interviews with women and participant observation of animal rights organizations, conferences, and protests to describe struggles over divisions of labor and leadership. Controversies over PETA advertising campaigns that rely on women's sexuality to "sell" animal rights illustrate how female crusaders are asked to prioritize the cause of animals above all else. Gaarder underscores the importance of a paradigm shift in the animal liberation movement, one that seeks a more integrated vision of animal rights that connects universally to other issues--gender, race, economics, and the environment--highlighting that many women activists recognize and are motivated by the connection between the oppression of animals and other social injustices. Flap Women and the Animal Rights Movement combats stereotypes of women activists as mere sentimentalists by exploring the political and moral character of their advocacy on behalf of animals. Emily Gaarder underscores the importance of a paradigm shift in the animal liberation movement, one that seeks a more integrated vision of animal rights that connects universally to other issues--gender, race, economics, and the environment--highlighting that many women activists recognize and are motivated by the connection between the oppression of animals and other social injustices. Author Biography Emily Gaarder is an assistant professor in the sociology/anthropology department at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1.Connecting Inequalities 2.The Road to Animal Activism 3.Where the Boys Aren?t: The Predominance of Women in Animal Rights Activism 4.Risk and Reward: The Impact of Activism on Women's Lives 5.Gender Divisions in Labor, Leadership, and Legitimacy 6.?The Animals Come First?: Using Sex(ism) to Sell Animal Rights 7.Connections, Contexts, and Conclusions Sketch of the Women Activists Interviewed Notes Bibliography Index About the Author Review "Emily Gaarder offers a careful analysis of not only the preponderance of women in the animal rights movement, but also how gender has shaped social movements, more broadly." -- Leslie Irvine * author of If You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connections with Animals *"Animal advocacy has always been a social movement powered by women—but it has not always been feminist. Gaarder's work uncovers the gendered politics of animal activism, advancing current discussions in Animal Studies and Gender Studies alike." -- Greta Gaard * author of Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens *"Based on indepth interviews with women animal rights activists, this eye-opening study provides a valuable grassroots portrait of the movement, showing how it affected the women and how women have shaped it." -- Josephine Donovan * The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics and Animals and Women *"At the heart of Gaarder's critique is a dual commitment to feminist care theory and to the idea of interlocking oppressions wrought by the long arms of sexism and male dominance. Gaarder give us rich starting points for such crossgenerational feminist conversation." * Signs *"Gaarder undertakes the important project of historicizing the role of women in animal rights through narratives drawn from in-depth interviews and participant observation. Women and the Animal Rights Movement adds texture to the history of women in the animal advocacy movement." * Feminist Formations *"Emily Gaarder offers a careful analysis of not only the preponderance of women in the animal rights movement, but also how gender has shaped social movements, more broadly." -- Leslie Irvine * author of If You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connections with Animals *"Animal advocacy has always been a social movement powered by women—but it has not always been feminist. Gaarder's work uncovers the gendered politics of animal activism, advancing current discussions in Animal Studies and Gender Studies alike." -- Greta Gaard * author of Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens *"Based on indepth interviews with women animal rights activists, this eye-opening study provides a valuable grassroots portrait of the movement, showing how it affected the women and how women have shaped it." -- Josephine Donovan * The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics and Animals and Women *"At the heart of Gaarder's critique is a dual commitment to feminist care theory and to the idea of interlocking oppressions wrought by the long arms of sexism and male dominance. Gaarder give us rich starting points for such crossgenerational feminist conversation." * Signs *"Gaarder undertakes the important project of historicizing the role of women in animal rights through narratives drawn from in-depth interviews and participant observation. Women and the Animal Rights Movement adds texture to the history of women in the animal advocacy movement." * Feminist Formations * Long Description Animal rights is one of the fastest growing social movements today. Women greatly outnumber men as activists, yet surprisingly, little has been written about the importance and impact of gender on the movement. Women and the Animal Rights Movement combats stereotypes of women activists as mere sentimentalists by exploring the political and moral character of their advocacy on behalf of animals. Emily Gaarder analyzes the politics of gender in the movement, incorporating in-depth interviews with women and participant observation of animal rights organizations, conferences, and protests to describe struggles over divisions of labor and leadership. Controversies over PETA advertising campaigns that rely on women's sexuality to "sell" animal rights illustrate how female crusaders are asked to prioritize the cause of animals above all else. Gaarder underscores the importance of a paradigm shift in the animal liberation movement, one that seeks a more integrated vision of animal rights that connects universally to other issues--gender, race, economics, and the environment--highlighting that many women activists recognize and are motivated by the connection between the oppression of animals and other social injustices. Review Quote "Gaarder undertakes the important project of historicizing the role of women in animal rights through narratives drawn from in-depth interviews and participant observation. Women and the Animal Rights Movement adds texture to the history of women in the animal advocacy movement." Description for Reader EMILY GAARDER is an assistant professor in the sociology/anthropology department at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Details ISBN081354968X Author Emily Gaarder Short Title WOMEN & THE ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVE Publisher Rutgers University Press Language English ISBN-10 081354968X ISBN-13 9780813549682 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Imprint Rutgers University Press Country of Publication United States Birth 1972 AU Release Date 2011-02-19 NZ Release Date 2011-02-19 Pages 176 DEWEY 305.42 Publication Date 2011-03-19 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ Illustrations 2 illustrations Audience Tertiary & Higher Education US Release Date 2011-03-19 UK Release Date 2011-03-19 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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