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Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
Sexual Politics of Meat A FeministVegetarian Critical Theory Author:Carol J. Adams Argues that women & animals are linked as 'absent referents' in the 'texts' of patriarchal society, & that therefore feminist critical theory must be informed by vegetarianism (VG). Details the interrelationships between health & ethics, illumined by feminist insights, & examines the connections between male dominance & male eating. Contents: th... more »e Patriarchal Texts of Meat: the sexual politics of meat; the rape of animals, the butchering of women; & masked violence; From the Belly of Zeus: dismembered texts, dismembered animals; Frankenstein's VG monster; & feminism, the Great War, & modern VG; & Eat Rice Have Faith in Women: the distortion of the VG body; for a feminist-VG critical theory; & destabilizing patriarchal consumption. "Women's Studies Award"« less