Product Description
In 2008 Lantern published Social Creatures, a encyclopedic collection of articles from the new and exciting disciple of Human-Animal Studies. Teaching the Animal is a followup collection of original pieces that discuss in detail the challenges and opportunities for all teachers of H.A.S. Split into three sections, Teaching the Animal provides in-depth analysis of the nature of the discipline, the resources available, expectations of students and faculty, and a number of sample cirricula in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and the natural sciences. Teaching the Animal promises to be the definitive handbook for all teachers of H.A.S. at the undergraduate and graduate level. It also offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the disciplines in question and the philosophical and practical issues involved in discussing the intersections of human and nonhuman animals in society.
About the Author
Margo DeMello is the Program Director for Human-Animal Studies at the Animals and Society Institute, and President and Executive Director of the House Rabbit Society. She holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology and lectures at Central New Mexico Community College. Her other books include Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community (2000); Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature (2003); Low-Carb Vegetarian: Meatless Alternatives for Popular Low-Carb Diets (2004); Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection (2007); The Encyclopedia of Body Adornment (2007); Feet and Footwear: A Cultural Encyclopedia (2009).
