Addressing epistemological questions about embodiment and perception; author Tara Pedersen furthers research about early modern theatrical culture by focusing on under-theorized representations of mermaids in English locations and texts. This study positions the mermaid as a lens through which to reexamine historically specific debates about gender; sexuality; religion; the marketplace; the new science; and the culture of curiosity and travel.
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0 of 5 people found the following review helpful. MisleadingBy SimkhaBriefly:The formatting of the book is terrible; and the title is misleading. This is a book primarily written for academics or philosophers; or those interested in philosophy.Most of the articles presume a knowledge of philosophy moreso than of animal rights. If you are not familiar with either of these things; you may struggle through most of the essays. Only Carol Adams is consistently readable to the layperson.Further; the book features essays by two animal exploiters as the final essays. I understand a need to some extent to perhaps balance the book out (though on the other hand there is so much misinformation out there about animal abuse as being necessary and right; that maybe we dont need any more crap from people who profit from harming animals in a book presumably about reasons to end animal exploitation). But with these essays as the final ones; there is no room for rebutting essays.Very disappointing.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A useful surveyBy Chuck RobinsonAs the title and subtitle should make clear; this anthology collects responses to the questions surrounding the relations of species; advocacy; cultural theory and humanity/humanism/the human.While the essays assume facility and familiarity with names like Kant; Levinas; Derrida; and so on; each essay drives its point home for any reader who would be attracted by the title and stated purpose of the volume.A must read for those interested in animality studies and posthumanist thought within the academy.
