Publisher: NISC (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Pages: 240
Year: 2019
Category: Anthropology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Nature & The Environment, Social Sciences
Dimensions: 244 x 170 mm
Reading the animal text in the landscape of the damned
looks at the diverse texts of our everyday world relating to nonhuman
animals and examines the meanings we imbibe from them. It describes ways
in which we can explore such artefacts, especially from the perspective
of groups and individuals with little or no power. This work
understands the oppression of nonhuman animals as being part of a
spectrum incorporating sexism, racism, xenophobia, economic exploitation
and other forms of oppression. The enquiry includes, physical
landscapes, the law, women’s rights, history, slavery, language use,
economic coercion, farming, animal experimentation and much more.
Reading the animal text in the landscape of the damned
is an academic work but is accessible, theoretically based but robustly
practical and it encourages the reader to take this enquiry further for
both themselves and for others.
Price range: £44.00 through £46.00
About the author
Les Mitchell is a Hunterstoun Fellow of the University of Fort Hare, a
Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and a member of Institute
for Critical Animal Studies (Africa). With a PhD from Rhodes University,
his writing appears in a range of academic journals as well as in
chapters in various books relating to animals and was co-editor of
Animals, Race and Multiculturalism – Contemporary Moral and Political
Debates (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). His research interests include
nonhuman animals, discourses, power, critical realism, ethics, genocide,
moral disengagement and open education. He is an Alternatives to
Violence facilitator as well as a wandering hiker.
Review
“It is my opinion that this book will not only challenge existing
belief systems but will also educate and inspire change. It is a
necessary and worthy addition to the existing literature and an
admirable contribution…”
Dr A van Coller, Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare
“This process of reading the landscape and deconstructing signs
is all the more engaging for the reader because of Mitchell’s own wide
reading and general knowledge. Mitchell can take us from Ancient Greece
to the American West in unpacking what we see as ‘normal’ around us.“
Professor Chrissie Boughey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Rhodes University
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