Introduction - Animal Death

Authors

J Johnston
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey

RIS ID

109280

Publication Details

Johnston, J. & Probyn-Rapsey, F. (2013). Introduction - Animal Death. In J. Johnston & F. Probyn-Rapsey (Eds.), Animal Death (pp. xiii-xx). Australia: Sydney University Press.

Abstract

Animal death is a complex, uncomfortable, depressing, motivating and sensitive topic. For those scholars participating in human-animal stud­ies, it is - accompanied by the concept of 'life' - the ground upon which their studies commence, whether those studies are historical, ar­chaeological, social, philosophical or cultural. It is a tough subject to face, but, as we hope this volume demonstrates, one at the heart of hu­man-animal relations and auman-animal studies scholarship.