Defiant daughters
Subtitle: 21 women on art, activism, animals, and the sexual politics of meat
By: edited by Kara Davis and Wendy Lee ; with an introduction by Carol J. Adams
Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781590564196
Subjects: Feminist theory; Animal welfare; Feminism
Description: When The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams was published more than twenty years ago, it caused a immediate stir among writers and thinkers, feminists and animal rights activists alike. Never before had the relationship between patriarchy and meat eating been drawn so clearly, the idea that there lies a strong connection between the consumption of women and animals so plainly asserted. But, as the 21 personal stories in this anthology show, the impact of this provocative text on women's lives continues to this day, and it is as diverse as it is revelatory. One writer attempts to reconcile her feminist-vegan beliefs with her Muslim upbringing; a second makes the connection between animal abuse and her own self-destructive tendencies. A new mother discusses the sexual politics of breastfeeding, while another pens a letter to her young son about all she wishes for him in the future. Many others recall how the book inspired them to start careers in the music business, animal advocacy, and food. No matter whether they first read it in college or later in life, whether they are in their late teens or early forties, these writers all credit The Sexual Politics of Meat in some way with the awakening of their identities as feminists, activists, and women. Even if you haven't read the original work, you're sure to be moved and inspired by these tales of growing up and, perhaps more important, waking up to the truths around us.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- Carol J. Adams; title: Cow --; title: Halal  -- Ruby Hamad; title: A Moment of Truth  -- Rochelle M. Green; title: The Sexual Politics of Breastfeeding  -- Jennifer Grubbs; title: Pig --; title: Confessions of a Not-Yet Vegan  -- Darlene Smoot; title: Opening Veins  -- Kim Socha; title: Dear Justice  -- Maria Rose; title: Chicken --; title: The Feminist-Vegan's Dilemma  -- Colleen Martell; title: Cripping the Sexual Politics of Meat  -- Sunaura Taylor; title: It's Not Like You Could Ever Actually Go Vegan  -- Katy Otto; title: Girl --; title: Teenage Wasteland  -- Kate Larson; title: Happy Rape, Happy Meat  -- Dallas Rising; title: Horse --; title: Queering the Dinner Table  -- Margaret Perret; title: Sustaining Rice  -- Carolyn Mullin; title: Dog --; title: Knowing Ignorance  -- Vidushi Sharma; title: Beyond Band-Aid Work  -- Ashley Maier; title: My Feminist Continuum  -- Melinda Fox; title: Disordered Pronouns, Disordered Eating  -- Laura Wright; title: Fish and Frog --; title: Brother Knows Best  -- Sarah E. Brown; title: Found Art, Found Hope  -- Jasmin Singer; title: Woman --; title: Eat Chocolate Have Faith in Women  -- Lagusta Yearwood; title: Getting to Vedge  -- Kate Jacoby; title: Afterword  -- Kara Davis; title: About the Contributors.