Human minds and animal stories how narratives make us care about other species

The power of stories to raise our concern for animals has been postulated throughout history by countless scholars, activists, and writers, including such greats as Thomas Hardy and Leo Tolstoy. This is the first book to investigate that power and explain the psychological and cultural mechanisms be...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Małecki, Wojciech, author (author), Sorokowski, Piotr, author, Pawłowski, Bogusław, author, Cieński, Marcin, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Taylor & Francis 2019
[2019]
Edition:1 ed
Series:Routledge studies in world literatures and the environment.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654460906719
Table of Contents:
  • Texts, statistics, and deception: on our investigative method
  • A monkey, a book, and Facebook, or how to catch a story in the act
  • Does it matter if it is true? on slaughterhouses, fiction, and non-fiction
  • Does it matter how it is told? on species, stylistics, and voices
  • Does it matter who it is about? on chimpanzees, lizards, and other main characters
  • How does it work? from readerly pleasure to animal cruelty
  • How long will it work? a short chapter on attitudinal impact over time
  • Conclusions, speculations, and prospects
  • Appendices.