American Studies: Animals
Virtual presence for attendees and those interested in the 2023 annual meeting of the American Studies Association conference. Books on sale, University of Minnesota Press information, and more.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS: 40% OFF BOOKS
All books below are 40% off using code MNAMST23. Code expires December 15, 2023.
BROWSE BOOKS:
CREATIVITY AND REVOLT // SOCIAL JUSTICE // PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
HISTORY // GENDER AND SEXUALITY // RACE // NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES
PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY // ENVIRONMENT // ANIMALS
ETHNOGRAPHY // LITERATURE // LITERARY CRITICISM
MEDIA AND ART // SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY // DISABILITY STUDIES
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Endlings
Fables for the Anthropocene
Lydia Pyne
2023 Spring
- Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss
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Rescue Me
On Dogs and Their Humans
Margret Grebowicz
2023 Spring
- What exactly is it we want from dogs today?
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Game
Animals, Video Games, and Humanity
Thomas R.J. Tyler
2022 Spring
- A playful reflection on animals and video games, and what each can teach us about the other
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Saving Animals
Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue and Care
Elan Abrell
2021 Spring
- A fascinating and unprecedented ethnography of animal sanctuaries in the United States
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Bad Environmentalism
Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age
Nicole Seymour
2018 Fall
- Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement’s reputation for gloom and doom
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Against Purity
Living Ethically in Compromised Times
Alexis Shotwell
2016 Fall
- Why contamination and compromise might be a starting point for doing something, instead of a reason to give up