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OverviewExploring what can be learnt when literary critics in the field of animal studies temporarily direct attention away from representations of nonhuman animals in literature and towards liminal figures like androids, aliens and ghosts, this book examines the boundaries of humanness. Simultaneously, it encourages the reader both to see nonhuman animals afresh and to reimagine the terms of our relationships with them. Examining imaginative texts by writers such as Octavia Butler, Philip K. Dick, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jeanette Winterson and J. M. Coetzee, this book looks at depictions of androids that redefine traditional humanist qualities such as hope and uniqueness. It examines alien visions that unmask the racist and heteronormative roots of speciesism. And it unpacks examples of ghosts and spirits who offer posthumous visions of having-been-human that decenter anthropocentrism. In doing so, it leaves open the potential for better relationships and futures with nonhuman animals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David P. RandoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350356122ISBN 10: 1350356123 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 04 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Android as Device Chapter 1. Nonhuman Hope Chapter 2. The Artificial Gaze Chapter 3. Familiar Aliens Chapter 4. Posthumous Humanity Conclusion: Uniqueness, or, Doing Animal Studies One Alien at a Time Coda: To the Wild Robots of the Future BibliographyReviewsA great leap forward in the literary-theoretical approach to animal studies. Recommended for students of theory and fantastika. Heartily recommended. * Anthony Lioi, Professor of Liberal Arts and English, The Julliard School, USA * Doing Animal Studies with Androids, Aliens, andGhosts provides a brilliantly subtle and compelling discussion of how thinking about entities that aren't animals can change our conceptions of animals by reconfiguring understandings of the human. -- John Miller, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature, University of Sheffield, UK A great leap forward in the literary-theoretical approach to animal studies. Recommended for students of theory and fantastika. Heartily recommended. * Anthony Lioi, Professor of Liberal Arts and English, The Julliard School, USA * Doing Animal Studies with Androids, Aliens, and Ghosts provides a brilliantly subtle and compelling discussion of how thinking about entities that aren't animals can change our conceptions of animals by reconfiguring understandings of the human. -- John Miller, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature, University of Sheffield, UK Author InformationDavid P. Rando is a Professor in the Department of English at Trinity University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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