Animals, Anthropomorphism and Mediated Encounters

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ID8087447
AuthorsClaire Parkinson (0000-0001-7381-8856, corresponding author)
Year2019
Publication date2019-07-23
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueAnimals, Anthropomorphism and Mediated Encounters (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780429203244
OpenAlexW2947031190
Open LibraryOL40087127M
ISBN9780429203244
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This book critically investigates the pervasiveness of anthropomorphised animals in popular culture. Anthropomorphism in popular visual media has long been denounced for being unsophisticated or emotionally manipulative. It is often criticised for over-expressing similarities between humans and other animals. This book focuses on everyday encounters with visual representations of anthropomorphised animals and considers how attributing other animals with humanlike qualities speaks to a complex set of power relations. Through a series of case studies, it explores how anthropomorphism is produced and circulated and proposes that it can serve to create both misunderstandings and empathetic connections between humans and other animals. This book will appeal to academics and students interested in visual media, animal studies, sociology and cultural studies

Epistemology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Animal psychology · Animaux · anthropomorphism · Anthropomorphisme · Earth Sciences · Geography · Human-animal relationships · Relations homme-animal · Science · Philosophy

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