Annotated Bibliography on Animal Studies Literature

Elaboration , 2018 , 6 Pages

African Studies - Culture and Applied Geography

This annotated bibliography summarizes key texts in Animal Studies. Wolfe’s Human, All Too Human: ‘Animal Studies’ and the Humanities outlines the field’s origins, traits, and challenges, arguing for inseparable human–animal domains and expanding Cultural Studies to non-human concerns. Shell’s The Family Pet examines the human–pet bond as emotional fulfillment, blurring “kind” and “kin.” Descartes’ letters deny animal reasoning, attributing actions to instinct, while Montaigne’s Apology rejects human superiority, urging equal treatment and challenging assumptions about animals’ communicative abilities.

• College: University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik)
• Course: Animal Studies
• Author: Niklas Richter (Author)
• Publication Year: 2018
• Pages: 6
• Catalog Number: V1586959
• ISBN (PDF): 9783389145319
• Language: English
• Tags: Annotated Bibliography, Human, All Too Human: ‘Animal Studies’ and the Humanities, The Family Pet, From the Letters of 1646 and 1649, An Apology for Raymond Sebond