Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice
addresses interconnections between speciesism, sexism,
racism, and homophobia, clarifying why social justice
activists in the twenty-first century must challenge
intersecting forms of oppression. This anthology
presents bold and grippingosometimes horrifyingopersonal
narratives from fourteen activists who have personally
explored links of oppression between humans and animals,
including such exploitative enterprises as cockfighting,
factory farming, vivisection, and the bushmeat trade.
Sister Species asks readers to rethink how they view
"others," how they affect animals with their daily
choices, and how they might bring change for all who are
abused. The astonishing honesty of these contributors
demonstrates with painful clarity why every woman should
be an animal activist and why every animal activist
should be a feminist. Contributors are Carol J. Adams,
Tara Sophia Bahna-James, Karen Davis, Elizabeth Jane
Farians, Hope Ferdowsian, Linda Fisher, Twyla Francois,
Christine Garcia, A. Breeze Harper, Sangamithra Iyer,
Pattrice Jones, Lisa Kemmerer, Allison Lance, Ingrid
Newkirk, Lauren Ornelas, and Miyun Park. Lisa Kemmerer,
associate professor of philosophy and religion at
Montana State University, Billings, is an artist,
activist, and wilderness adventurer who has travelled
the world extensively. She is the author of In Search of
Consistency: Ethics and Animals and Curly Tails &
Cloven Hooves, a poetry chapbook.
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