Human Animal and Beyond - Animal Studies in Turkey

Human Animal and Beyond - Animal Studies in Turkey Book Description This compilation brings together the original texts of academics from different disciplines working on animal issues in Turkey, and makes a contribution to the corpus of political ecology and animal studies, which is gaining more importance in the context of the ecological crisis that deepens day by day. The authors cover important and current topics of the animal issue, such as animal freedom, symbiosis practices in rural areas, stray dog biopolitics, interspecies relations and death hierarchy, the use of animals in cinema, live animal experiments, zoos as urban captivity places, and Covid-19 vaccine studies on primates. While discussing it on a plural basis, they question anthropocentric practices and discourses, oppose scientific approaches that accept humans as the measure of everything, and touch upon ideas about creating different lifestyles. How were animal studies shaped and enriched? How was live animal testing justified and how did the anti-testing movement grow? What is a zoo animal? Where to look for practices that explore the gaps between the worlds of humans and animals? How to establish a companion species relationship? What is the ethics of compassion and why is it important? Is it possible to continue the struggles in human societies separately from the animal struggles? (From the Promotional Bulletin)