Engineering Freedom? A Critique of Biotechnological Routes to Animal Liberation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4788264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Cole (0000-0001-6951-2926), Kàren Morgan (0000-0001-6193-1747) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-229 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Configurations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1801 • E-ISSN: 1080-6520 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/con.2013.0015 |
| OpenAlex | W1967695468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
This essay presents a critical analysis of the claims of three biotechnological innovations to be facilitative of nonhuman animal liberation: de-domestication; in vitro meat (IVM); and human tissue research. The analysis is facilitated by the application of a conceptual model of human/nonhuman animal relations, which highlights the interconnection of hegemonic material and discursive practices in classifying the nature and purpose of nonhuman animals. The analysis therefore considers both the liberatory potential of each biotechnology, as well as its limitations, in light of its capacity to, respectively, generate novel material and discursive practices or to reproduce existing ones. The essay concludes with an extended discussion of an alternative, nonbiotechnological approach to animal liberation rooted in the ecofeminist work of Marti Kheel and Brian Luke
Biology · Domestication · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Hegemony · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Animal testing and alternatives · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Ecology · Law · Philosophy
Bugs and bivalves
Conclusion
Plant-based meat
Creating and sustaining just food systems
The trouble with veganism
Eggs
A defence of cellular agriculture
A positive case for cultivated meat
Bringing cultured meat to market
Does In Vitro Meat Constitute Animal Liberation
Biotechnology as End Game
Perceptions of Human-Animal Relationships and their Impacts on Animal Ethics, Law and Research
Dairy 3.0
Chewing Over In Vitro Meat
Public Perceptions of the Ethics of In-vitro Meat
Moral Steaks? Ethical Discourses of In Vitro Meat in Academia and Australia
Death-Free Dairy? The Ethics of Clean Milk
Promises of meat and milk alternatives
Beef as a socio-cultural identity
Benevolent technotopias and hitherto unimaginable meats
Plant-based and cell-based animal product alternatives
Food, Justice, and Animals
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |