 Uncivilized Behaviors: How Humans Wield “Feral” to Assert Power (and Control) over Other Species2022 - This paper examines the use of the term “feral” as a form of control over other animals.
The concept of this “power word” is explored within the context of what it means for those
who find themselves labelled as such. As a prefix, “feral” is used by various interest
groups to justify the treatment of subpopulations of species, particularly with regards to
wildlife conservation. The “feral” label differentiates animals that are perceived as being
out of place or out of control ... |  Domestication and domination: Human terminology as a tool for controlling otherthanhuman animal bodi2022 - The language of domestication enables humans to wield power over otherthanhuman animal lives. In some cases, being labelled “domesticated” ensures a life free of worry regarding food, water, and shelter. In others, “domestication” embodies a loss of agency, wildness, and potentially life. Companion animals such as cats find themselves at the center of debates regarding their freedom, reproductive agency, and even their status as domesticates. Others, such as captive elephants, are ... |  Members only? A posthuman view of otherthanhuman-animal immigrants across human-defined borders2022 - The movement of otherthanhuman-animals (henceforth OTHA) across human-defined borders are often categorised depending upon human-assigned categories such as ‘invasive’, ‘introduced’, ‘non-native’ or ‘migrating’. However, there is a paucity of literature categorising OTHAs, from a posthuman, anthrozoological view, as immigrants. This paper examines, through the dual lenses of posthumanism and anthrozoology, five scenarios for OTHA immigrants. First, how pigs became pawns in America’s .... |
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