SOCL933: Animals, Science & Society, Postgraduate Study

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This module examines the way in which contemporary developments in science and technology intersect and potentially reframe our social relations with nonhuman animals. Drawing upon literature from both the sociology of human/animal relations and the broader interdisciplinary field of (critical) animal studies this course engages with empirical research and the contemporary importance of the ‘question of the animal’ for social theory, as well as debates around posthumanism and sustainability.

Topics Covered

A Sociology of Animals?

The social construction of animals and the human

Feminist perspectives on nonhuman animals

Capitalism, biopower and the animal body

Posthumanism and animal ethics
Queering the nonhuman, queering the human

Animal Biotechnology and the merging of the medical and the agricultural

Conceptualising and consuming animal bodies – sciences of animal production

Human/animal relations, Climate Change and sustainability

Posthumanisms in Practice

Reading List

Richard Twine (2010) Animals as Biotechnology – Ethics, Sustainability and Critical Animal Studies. Earthscan(COURSE TEXT)

Linda Kalof & Amy Fitzgerald eds. (2007) The Animals Reader – The Essential and Contemporary Writings. Berg. (COURSE TEXT)

Cary Wolfe (2009) What is Posthumanism? University of Minnesota Press

Cary Wolfe (2003) Animal Rites – American Culture, the Discourse of Species, and Posthumanist Theory. Chicago University Press

Donna Haraway (2008) When Species Meet. University of Minnesota Press

Carol J Adams (1990) The Sexual Politics of Meat. New York: Continuum

Sarah Franklin (2007) Dolly Mixtures: The Remaking of Genealogy. Duke University Press

Matthew Calarco (2007) Zoographies – The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida. NYC: Columbia University Press

Henry Buller, & Carol Morris (2003) “Farm animal welfare: a new repertoire of nature-society relations or modernism re-embedded?” Sociologia Ruralis Vol.43, No.3, pp.216-237

Adele Clarke (1998) Disciplining Reproduction: Modernity, American Life Sciences, and the Problems of Sex. Berkeley: University of California Press. The social construction of animals, species and the human

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MA Menu Introduction Our Degrees Modules Student Profiles Fees and Funding How to Apply Careers See also: Resources for Current Students	SOCL933: Animals, Science & Society Course convenor: Richard Twine This module examines the way in which contemporary developments in science and technology intersect and potentially reframe our social relations with nonhuman animals. Drawing upon literature from both the sociology of human/animal relations and the broader interdisciplinary field of (critical) animal studies this course engages with empirical research and the contemporary importance of the ‘question of the animal’ for social theory, as well as debates around posthumanism and sustainability. Topics Covered A Sociology of Animals? The social construction of animals and the human Feminist perspectives on nonhuman animals Capitalism, biopower and the animal body Posthumanism and animal ethics Queering the nonhuman, queering the human Animal Biotechnology and the merging of the medical and the agricultural Conceptualising and consuming animal bodies – sciences of animal production Human/animal relations, Climate Change and sustainability Posthumanisms in Practice Reading List Richard Twine (2010) Animals as Biotechnology – Ethics, Sustainability and Critical Animal Studies. Earthscan(COURSE TEXT) Linda Kalof & Amy Fitzgerald eds. (2007) The Animals Reader – The Essential and Contemporary Writings. Berg. (COURSE TEXT) Cary Wolfe (2009) What is Posthumanism? University of Minnesota Press Cary Wolfe (2003) Animal Rites – American Culture, the Discourse of Species, and Posthumanist Theory. Chicago University Press Donna Haraway (2008) When Species Meet. University of Minnesota Press Carol J Adams (1990) The Sexual Politics of Meat. New York: Continuum Sarah Franklin (2007) Dolly Mixtures: The Remaking of Genealogy. Duke University Press Matthew Calarco (2007) Zoographies – The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida. NYC: Columbia University Press Henry Buller, & Carol Morris (2003) “Farm animal welfare: a new repertoire of nature-society relations or modernism re-embedded?” Sociologia Ruralis Vol.43, No.3, pp.216-237 Adele Clarke (1998) Disciplining Reproduction: Modernity, American Life Sciences, and the Problems of Sex. Berkeley: University of California Press. The social construction of animals, species and the human «Go Back	Degrees at a Glance MA Sociology MA Sociological Research MA Media and Cultural Studies MA Gender and Women's Studies MA/MSC Environment, Culture and Society Combined Masters Degree Questions? If you have any questions or require further information on any of our degree programmes please contact Sociology PG Admissions Talk to a current MA Student Want student perspective on course content, University life, the City of Lancaster or anything else? Email us to arrange a chat with a current student in the Department. Contact us
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