SLSA: Animals and Society

Virtual presence for attendees and those interested in the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. Books on sale, University of Minnesota Press information, and more.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS: 40% OFF BOOKS + FREE SHIPPING

All books below are 40% off using code MNSLSA23. Code expires December 1, 2023.

BROWSE BOOKS:

PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY   //    ART AND MEDIA   //    ENVIRONMENT

POLITICS AND ACTIVISM   //    ANIMALS AND SOCIETY   //    ANTHROPOLOGY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   //    DIGITAL CULTURE   //    ETHNOGRAPHY

RACE   //    GENDER AND SEXUALITY   //    GEOGRAPHY

LITERATURE   //    LITERARY CRITICISM   //   DISABILITY STUDIES

BACK TO ALL BOOKS ON SALE

CIFERAE: A Bestiary in Five Fingers CIFERAE A Bestiary in Five Fingers Thomas R.J. Tyler 2012 Spring
A provocative investigation into animals, hands, and human identity in Western philosophy
The Insect and the Image: Visualizing Nature in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700 The Insect and the Image Visualizing Nature in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700 Janice Neri 2011 Fall
How the picturing of insects inspired new ideas about art, science, nature, and commerce
Surface Encounters: Thinking with Animals and Art Surface Encounters Thinking with Animals and Art Ron Broglio 2011 Fall
Developing a phenomenology of the animal other through contemporary art
Animal Stories: Narrating across Species Lines Animal Stories Narrating across Species Lines Susan McHugh 2011 Spring
How cross-species companionship is figured across a variety of media—and why it matters
Human Error: Species-Being and Media Machines Human Error Species-Being and Media Machines Dominic Pettman 2011 Spring
Argues that humanity can be seen as a case of mistaken identity
Developing Animals: Wildlife and Early American Photography Developing Animals Wildlife and Early American Photography Matthew Brower 2010 Fall
How the emergence of wildlife photography changed the way we think about animals
Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology Insect Media An Archaeology of Animals and Technology Jussi Parikka 2010 Fall
Uncovering the insect logic that informs contemporary media technologies and the network society
A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: with A Theory of Meaning A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans with A Theory of Meaning Jakob von Uexküll 2010 Fall
The influential work of speculative biology—and a key document in posthumanist studies—now available in a new, accurate English translation
Electric Animal: Toward a Rhetoric of Wildlife Electric Animal Toward a Rhetoric of Wildlife Akira Mizuta Lippit 2008 Fall
A fascinating exploration of the symbolic place animals hold within our culture.
What Is Posthumanism? What Is Posthumanism? Cary Wolfe 2009 Fall
Beyond humanism and anthropocentrism
Animal Capital: Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times Animal Capital Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times Nicole Shukin 2009 Spring
Illuminates the profound contingency of market life on animal figures and flesh
Atavistic Tendencies: The Culture of Science in American Modernity Atavistic Tendencies The Culture of Science in American Modernity Dana Seitler 2008 Fall
A provocative exploration of the impact of the human sciences on literature, politics, and culture
Taxidermic Signs: Reconstructing Aboriginality Taxidermic Signs Reconstructing Aboriginality Pauline Wakeham 2008 Spring
A fascinating study of how taxidermy reinforces racial stereotypes of aboriginality
When Species Meet When Species Meet Donna J. Haraway 2007 Fall
Whom do we touch when we touch a dog? How does this touch shape our multispecies world?