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1 online resource (ix, 283 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Kathy Merlock Jackson, Lisa Lyon Payne and Kathy Shepherd Stolley -- Part I: REPRESENTATONS: IMAGES OF ANIMALS IN MEDIA: Animal/human relations in Two prairie tales by L. Frank Baum / Mark I. West -- Cultivating conservation: childhood and animalhood in the fiction of Ernest Thompson Seton / Martin Woodside -- Mister Ed, 1960s television and the horse who was not just a horse / Kathy Merlock Jackson -- Blurred laughter: how Disney and Pixar animated films teach children to laugh like animals / Terry Lindvall -- Surprisingly human: producing nonhuman selves for human entertainment / Candace Korasick -- Fargo: morality in the "animal" kingdom / Lynnette Porter -- Beautiful cockroaches and featherless birds: anthropomorphism in books for Latinx children / Stacy Hoult-Saros -- Friend or food? the limits of anthropomorphism at Disney / Kristi Maxwell -- Part II: RELATIONSHIPS: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HUMANS AND ANIMALS: From trauma to trust: the convoluted relationship between Jews and Dogs / Hadas Marcus and Tammy Bar-Joseph -- No room in the boat? pets vs. people in disaster relief efforts / Amy J. Lantinga -- Mirrored caregiving: chronic illness in the human/animal household / Terri Kovach -- I told the dog first: the delicate relationship between marginalized youth and animals / Jeffrey Jin and Katharine Wenocur -- Japanese people adore their animals / Jill S. Grigsby -- "Soul" of the circus: what animals under the big top continue to teach their audiences / Mort Gamble -- Part III: REFLECTIONS: CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN/ANIMAL BLURRING: From tusk to tail: understanding the animal attraction to college mascots / Lisa Lyon Payne -- Body boundaries: animal body adornment, lifestyle holism and cosmetic surgeries / Kathy Shepherd Stolley -- Farewell, Flipper: sending dolphins back to the sea / Jay Alabaster -- Horses in hats, frogs in frocks / Elizabeth A. Larsen -- Animals and the law: persons or property? / George S. Jackson -- Cross-cultural animal: human-animal interactions in American study abroad marketing / Jennifer R. Auerbach and Jonathan Z. Friedman -- Presenting one's self as a furry: what does this mean? / Jackie Eller, Jacob Lax and Mary De La Torre -- Story of PARO, a robotic harp seal pup / Yoko Sakuma Crume. |
| Summary |
"The relationship between humans and animals has always been strong, symbiotic and complicated. Animals, real and fictional, have been a mainstay in the arts and entertainment, figuring prominently in literature, film, television, social media, and live performances. Increasingly, though, people are anthropomorphizing animals, assigning them humanoid roles, tasks and identities. At the same time, humans, such as members of the furry culture or college mascots, find pleasure in adopting animal identities and characteristics. This book is the first of its kind to explore these growing phenomena across media. The contributors to this collection represent various disciplines, to include the arts, humanities, social sciences, and healthcare. Their essays demonstrate the various ways that human and animal lives are intertwined and constantly evolving."-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human-animal relationships.
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Human-animal relationships. |
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Human-animal relationships in mass media.
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Human-animal relationships in mass media. |
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Animals in mass media.
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Animals in mass media. |
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e-books. |
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Electronic books. |
| Added Author |
Jackson, Kathy Merlock, 1955- editor.
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Stolley, Kathy Shepherd, editor.
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Payne, Lisa Lyon, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Animals and ourselves. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020] 9781476671734 (DLC) 2020037801 (OCoLC)1133654742 |
| ISBN |
9781476640143 (electronic book) |
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1476640149 (electronic book) |
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9781476671734 (paperback) |
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1476671737 (paperback) |
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