On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Glynis Carr wrote:
> Jake, I'm curious what your class read on the veggie/meat question. I'm
> teaching an ecofeminism class this semester in which this is one of the
> topics. Much to my dismay, I was informed last week that Carol Adams' *The
> Sexual Politics of Meat* is out of print. Any suggestions on what might be
> offered to students instead?
Hi Glynis!
A query at www.amazon.com yielded the following results (and it appears
that the Sexual Politics of Meat is still available through them at any
case... maybe you want to snatch up the last copies and sell em
yourself...)
Your Book Search Results for: the subjects include "Animal welfare", and
"Feminism & FeministTheory"
3 items are shown below.
Animals and Women : Feminist Theoretical Explorations
~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Carol J. Adams(Editor), Josephine Donovan (Editor) / Paperback / Published
1995
Our Price: $15.16 ~ You Save: $3.79 (20%)
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Beyond Animal Rights : A Feminist Caring Ethnic for the Treatment of
Animals ~
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Josephine Donovan(Editor), Carol J. Adams (Editor) / Hardcover / Published
1996
Our Price: $17.47 ~ You Save: $7.48 (30%)
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The Sexual Politics of Meat : A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory ~
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Carol J. Adams / Paperback / Published 1991
Our Price: $13.56 ~ You Save: $3.39 (20%)
>
> Jake A Paisain wrote:
>
> > A major component of ecofeminist theory is the veggie/meat question. I'm
> > glad that the topic has been brought up. In my ecofeminism class taught
> > here at the University of Montana, the veggie question was big on the
> > ecofeminist agenda.
> >
> > Interestingly enough, there was a high-spirited debate on the subject here
> > during our Ecofeminism conference last April, and a major part of that
> > debate had to do with whether or not a vegetarian stance is racist in some
> > way because it does not respect the traditions of many ethnic groups, and
> > also that it is classist and elitist by not taking into account the
> > economic conditions of many of the world's women trying to support their
> > family in any way they can, and meat-eating is as old as humanity.
> >
> > Francoise d'Eaubonne was shocked, and dare I say, appalled, that the
> > conference here took on such an issue. I was not surprised in the least.
> >
> > And, as far as being mean to animals, don't you think that people who
> > torture animals by keeping them tied up or locked in their houses are
> > hurting them too by driving them nuts>?
> >
> > jpaisain
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, sarah clifton wrote:
> >
> > > About this vegetarian-to-carnie conversation: did anyone read Carol
> > > Adam's Sexual Politics of Meat? She spends a lengthy amount of time
> > > explaining how the context of meat eating in which these conversations
> > > come up presents a difficult position for the vegan/vegetarian. Anyone
> > > who has read the book care to discuss?...
> > >
> > > sarah
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "If you don't want a Nazi in your house, don't let one;
> > > Never know a fundamentalist till you've met one;
> > > If you've memorized your civil rights, don't forget one;
> > > If you don't want an abortion, don't get one!"
> > >
> > > -Consolidated
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 1999 4:55 PM
> > > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
> > > > Subject: Re: Vegetarians plan carnivore converts
> > > >
> > > > Best way to bring a conversation around to the cruelty involved with
> > > > eating meat:
> > > >
> > > > Someone: "I love animals!"
> > > > Me: "Wow, so you're a vegetarian. I am too. I just can't believe
> > > > people think it's okay to eat meat. What a cruel thing to do
> > > > to animals. I could never imagine permitting and paying for
> > > > such horrible things... [blah blah blah]
> > > > Someone: "No, wait a minute. I'm not a vegetarian."
> > > > Me: "But... I thought you said you 'love animals.' "
> > > > Someone: "Well, yeah, but... "
> > > > Me: "Ohhh, so you only love SOME animals and you believe it's okay
> > > > to hurt the others. My mistake. I misunderstood."
> > > >
> > > > It's that simple to start such a conversation. I've used this
> > > > approach
> > > > a lot!
> > > >
> > > > Another interesting point is this: Do meat eaters realize that they
> > > > eat
> > > > mostly VEGETARIAN animals?? (except, of course, when meat-by-products
> > > > are
> > > > mixed in with the animals' natural diet, making the animals UNnatural
> > > > carnivores!)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 08:07 AM 1/11/99 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Vegetarians plan carnivore converts
> > > > >
> > > > >CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) - Vegetarians from around the world pledged
> > > > >Sunday to convert millions of meat-eaters by the end of the century
> > > > and
> > > > >launched an Asian Vegetarian Union. The Bangkok-based Asian group
> > > > seeks to
> > > > >foster the still-fledgling vegetarian movements in many Asian
> > > > countries and
> > > > >counter a trend among the continent's youth to ape Western
> > > > carnivorous
> > > > >habits. More than 400 participants from 30 countries at the 33rd
> > > > World
> > > > >Vegetarian Congress concluding Sunday called on vegetarian groups all
> > > > over
> > > > >the world to invite people to give up meat for the new millennium. A
> > > > mass
> > > > >pledge-taking ceremony is planned at midnight, Dec. 31. See full
> > > > story
> > > > ><http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557977332-c40>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
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> Glynis Carr
> Associate Professor of English
> Bucknell University
> Lewisburg, PA 17837
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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