Animaladies

Do depictions of crazy cat ladies obscure more sinister structural violence against animals hoarded in factory farms? Highlighting the frequent pathologization of animal lovers and animal rights activists, this book examines how the “madness” of our relationships with animals intersects with the “madness” of taking animals seriously. The essays collected in this volume argue that “animaladies” are expressive of political and psychological discontent, and the characterization of animal advocacy as mad or “crazy” distracts attention from broader social unease regarding human exploitation of animal life. While allusions to madness are both subtle and overt, they are also very often gendered, thought to be overly sentimental with an added sense that emotions are being directed at the wrong species. Animaladies are obstacles for the political uptake of interest in animal issues-as the intersections between this volume and established feminist scholarship show, the fear of being labeled unreasonable or mad still has political currency. 对疯狂的养猫女人的描述是否掩盖了对工厂化农场大量动物的更险恶的结构性暴力？ 本书强调了动物爱好者和动物权利活动家经常被病态化的情况，探讨了我们与动物关系的“疯狂”与认真对待动物的“疯狂”如何交织在一起。本书收集的文章认为，“Animaladies”表达了政治和心理上的不满，而将动物倡导者描述为“疯狂的”分散了人们对人类剥削动物生命的更广泛社会不安的注意力。 虽然对疯狂的暗示既微妙又明显，但它们也常常带有性别色彩，被认为过于感性，并增加了一种情感被指向错误物种的感觉。Animaladies 是政治上对动物问题产生兴趣的障碍——正如本书与既定的女性主义学术研究之间的交集所表明的那样，对被贴上不讲道理或疯狂的标签的恐惧仍然具有政治意义。