Among Animals 3 The Lives Of Animals And Humans In Contemporary Short Fiction

Author : Nadja Lubiw-Hazard ,Ingrid L. Taylor ,Diane Lefer,JoeAnn Hart,J. Bowers ,Helia S. Rethmann,Charlene Logan ,Marilyn Moriarty ,Gwen C. Katz,Janay Brun,Kipp Wessel,Denise Rettew ,James Edward O'Brien ,Elisabeth Benjamin ,Setter Brindle Birch,Jacquie Vervain
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618221025

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Among Animals 3: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard ,Ingrid L. Taylor ,Diane Lefer,JoeAnn Hart,J. Bowers ,Helia S. Rethmann,Charlene Logan ,Marilyn Moriarty ,Gwen C. Katz,Janay Brun,Kipp Wessel,Denise Rettew ,James Edward O'Brien ,Elisabeth Benjamin ,Setter Brindle Birch,Jacquie Vervain Pdf

The third edition of the pioneering book series Animals speak. But humans are, with few exceptions, ill-equipped to understand them. Fortunately, we have writers. Writers play the critical role of interpreter, positioned between humans and the billions of nonhuman animals with whom we share this planet. In Among Animals 3, you will meet some of these writers as well as the animals who inspire them. The short stories in this edition feel more visceral, more urgent than ever. Perhaps it is climate change and the plight of animal species around the globe that compels us all, writers and readers alike, to take a closer look at what we are so close to losing. Perhaps it is also the plight of the human species and the many stresses of a tiny virus. The rapid spread of Covid has underscored that we humans are not just animals but highly social animals who can spread a virus faster than any other species on this planet. And perhaps because of Covid, we face the simple realization that life is short and we must make the most of our time and our talents. Fortunately, these writers have made the most of their talents in writing about animals, about species ranging from dogs and cats to chickens and pigs. In one story, we meet a donkey. In another, a jaguar. And we even encounter a species or two not yet formally identified. These stories challenge us see what we have tried to avoid seeing. It’s only by looking straight on—and acting upon what we witness—that we can ensure a better future for animals and the planet.

Author : John Yunker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1618221000

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Among Animals 3 by John Yunker Pdf

Author : Diane Lefer,Jean Ryan,Mary Akers,C.S. Malerich,Patricks Hicks,Midge Raymond,Philip Armstrong,Rosalie Loewen,Jessica Zbeida,Carol Guess,Kelly Magee,Julian Hoffman,Sara Dupree,Suzanne Kamata,Melodie Edwards,Ray Keifetz
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618220295

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Among Animals by Diane Lefer,Jean Ryan,Mary Akers,C.S. Malerich,Patricks Hicks,Midge Raymond,Philip Armstrong,Rosalie Loewen,Jessica Zbeida,Carol Guess,Kelly Magee,Julian Hoffman,Sara Dupree,Suzanne Kamata,Melodie Edwards,Ray Keifetz Pdf

Stories that affirm the indelible bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals go back to the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes not) is the inspiration for this collection of contemporary short fiction, penned by writers from across the globe. This diverse collection of stories explores the ways in which we live among—and often in conflict with—our non-human counterparts. These stories feature animals from the familiar (dogs and cats) to the exotic (elands and emus), and in these stories animals are both the rescuers and the rescued. Within these pages are glimpses of the world through the eyes of a zookeeper, a shelter worker, a penguin researcher, and a neighborhood stray, among many others—all highlighting the ways in which animals and humans understand and challenge one another. Among Animals is a dynamic collection of stories from the world’s most gifted contemporary authors—those who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.

Author : Sascha Morrell,JoeAnn Hart,Carmen Marcus,C.S. Malerich,J. Bowers,Laura Maylene Walter,Ramola D,Claire Ibarra,Nels Hanson,Rachel King,Hunter Liguore,Catherine Evleshin,Robyn Ryle,Anne Elliott,Anthony Sorge
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618220462

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Among Animals 2: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction by Sascha Morrell,JoeAnn Hart,Carmen Marcus,C.S. Malerich,J. Bowers,Laura Maylene Walter,Ramola D,Claire Ibarra,Nels Hanson,Rachel King,Hunter Liguore,Catherine Evleshin,Robyn Ryle,Anne Elliott,Anthony Sorge Pdf

A second collection of critically acclaimed stories that affirm the bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals have captivated writers since the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes have not) continue to inspire writers of contemporary short fiction around the world. This carefully curated collection of stories explores the ways in which we live among—and often in conflict with—our non-human counterparts. These stories feature animals from the familiar (pets and strays) to the wild (deer and birds) to the less beloved but no less important (cockroaches and fish). Within these pages are glimpses of the world through the eyes of those who live among, who rescue, and who study these animals, and these collected tales highlight the ways in which animals and humans understand and challenge one another. Among Animals 2 continues the tradition of gathering stories from the world’s most gifted contemporary authors—those who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.

Author : Sascha Morrell,JoeAnn Hart,C. S. Malerich,Laura Maylene Walter,Ramola D,Claire Ibarra,Nels Hanson,Rachel King,Catherine Evleshin,Robyn Ryle,Anne Elliott,Anthony Sorge,Hunter Liguore
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1618220454

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Among Animals 2 by Sascha Morrell,JoeAnn Hart,C. S. Malerich,Laura Maylene Walter,Ramola D,Claire Ibarra,Nels Hanson,Rachel King,Catherine Evleshin,Robyn Ryle,Anne Elliott,Anthony Sorge,Hunter Liguore Pdf

A second collection of critically acclaimed stories that affirm the bond among humans and animalsThe relationships among human and non-human animals have captivated writers since the beginning of time--and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes have not) continue to inspire writers of contemporary short fiction around the world.This carefully curated collection of stories explores the ways in which we live among--and often in conflict with--our non-human counterparts. These stories feature animals from the familiar (pets and strays) to the wild (deer and birds) to the less beloved but no less important (cockroaches and fish).Within these pages are glimpses of the world through the eyes of those who live among, who rescue, and who study these animals, and these collected tales highlight the ways in which animals and humans understand and challenge one another.Among Animals 2 continues the tradition of gathering stories from the world's most gifted contemporary authors--those who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.

Author : Morrell Sascha,Hart Joeann
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1618220675

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Among Animals 2 by Morrell Sascha,Hart Joeann Pdf

Among Animals 2, a carefully curated collection of short stories, explores the ways in which we live among our non-human counterparts and continues the tradition of gathering stories from gifted contemporary authors who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.

Author : Lydia Millet
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393089790

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Magnificence: A Novel by Lydia Millet Pdf

A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy. Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation" (Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times). Salon praised her for writing that is "always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself." The Village Voice added, "If Kurt Vonnegut were still alive, he would be extremely jealous." This stunning new novel presents Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husband’s death and the dissolution of her family. Embarking on a new phase in her life after inheriting her uncle’s sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy, Susan decides to restore the neglected, moth-eaten animal mounts, tending to “the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails.” Meanwhile an equally derelict human menagerie—including an unfaithful husband and a chorus of eccentric old women—joins her in residence. In a setting both wondrous and absurd, Susan defends her legacy from freeloading relatives and explores the mansion’s unknown spaces. Funny and heartbreaking, Magnificence explores evolution and extinction, children and parenthood, loss and revelation. The result is the rapturous final act to the critically acclaimed cycle of novels that began with How the Dead Dream.

Author : Theodora Tsimpouki,Konstantinos Blatanis,Angeliki Tseti
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031414480

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American Studies after Postmodernism by Theodora Tsimpouki,Konstantinos Blatanis,Angeliki Tseti Pdf

This book explores the major challenges that the long-standing and diversely debated demise of postmodernism signifies for American literature, art, culture, history, and politics, in the present, third decade of the twenty-first century. Its scope comprises a vigorous discussion of all these diverse fields undertaken by distinguished scholars as well as junior researchers, U.S. Americanists and European Americanists alike. Focusing on socio-political and cultural developments in the contemporary U.S., their contributions highlight the interconnectedness of the geopolitical, economic, environmental and technological crises that define the historical present on global scale. Chapter 16 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Ralph James Savarese
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781478002734

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See It Feelingly by Ralph James Savarese Pdf

“We each have Skype accounts and use them to discuss [Moby-Dick] face to face. Once a week, we spread the worded whale out in front of us; we dissect its head, eyes, and bones, careful not to hurt or kill it. The Professor and I are not whale hunters. We are not letting the whale die. We are shaping it, letting it swim through the Web with a new and polished look.”—Tito Mukhopadhyay Since the 1940s researchers have been repeating claims about autistic people's limited ability to understand language, to partake in imaginative play, and to generate the complex theory of mind necessary to appreciate literature. In See It Feelingly Ralph James Savarese, an English professor whose son is one of the first nonspeaking autistics to graduate from college, challenges this view. Discussing fictional works over a period of years with readers from across the autism spectrum, Savarese was stunned by the readers' ability to expand his understanding of texts he knew intimately. Their startling insights emerged not only from the way their different bodies and brains lined up with a story but also from their experiences of stigma and exclusion. For Mukhopadhyay Moby-Dick is an allegory of revenge against autism, the frantic quest for a cure. The white whale represents the autist's baffling, because wordless, immersion in the sensory. Computer programmer and cyberpunk author Dora Raymaker skewers the empathetic failings of the bounty hunters in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Autistics, some studies suggest, offer instruction in embracing the nonhuman. Encountering a short story about a lonely marine biologist in Antarctica, Temple Grandin remembers her past with an uncharacteristic emotional intensity, and she reminds the reader of the myriad ways in which people can relate to fiction. Why must there be a norm? Mixing memoir with current research in autism and cognitive literary studies, Savarese celebrates how literature springs to life through the contrasting responses of unique individuals, while helping people both on and off the spectrum to engage more richly with the world.

Author : John Yunker
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618220028

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The Tourist Trail by John Yunker Pdf

"Throughout the book, the passions and sincerity of animal advocates are captured with immense respect…the story becomes unstoppable." — Animal Legal Defense Fund The Tourist Trail is at once a romance, an adventure story, an environmental polemic, and a keen study of just how animalistic humans are. —Phoebe Literary Journal The Tourist Trail will challenge your perceptions of villains and innocent victims, and make you question whose side you’re on as each character grapples with his or her own authenticity, with what’s worth fighting for, and faces the realization that no matter how fast you run, you can never escape from yourself. — IndieReader Throughout the book, the passions and sincerity of animal advocates are captured with immense respect…the story becomes unstoppable. — Animal Legal Defense Fund Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending most of her days in one of the most remote regions on earth. What she isn’t used to is strange men washing ashore, which happens one day on her watch. The man won’t tell her his name or where he came from, but Angela, who has a soft spot for strays, tends to him, if for no other reason than to protect her birds and her work. When she later learns why he goes by an alias, why he is a refugee from the law, and why he is a man without a port, she begins to fall in love—and embarks on a journey that takes her deep into Antarctic waters, and even deeper into the emotional territory she thought she’d left behind. Against the backdrop of the Southern Ocean, The Tourist Trail weaves together the stories of Angela as well as FBI agent Robert Porter, dispatched on a mission that unearths a past he would rather keep buried; and Ethan Downes, a computer tech whose love for a passionate animal rights activist draws him into a dangerous mission.

Author : John Yunker
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1618220586

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Writing for Animals: New Perspectives for Writers and Instructors to Educate and Inspire by John Yunker Pdf

A unique anthology of articles and essays to inspire animal-themed creative writing.

Author : Laura Wright
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781948908115

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Through a Vegan Studies Lens by Laura Wright Pdf

Interest in the vegan studies field continues to grow as veganism has become increasingly visible via celebrity endorsements and universally acknowledged health benefits, and veganism and vegan characters are increasingly present in works of art and literature. Through a Vegan Studies Lens broadens the scope of vegan studies by engaging in the mainstream discourse found in a wide variety of contemporary works of literature, popular cultural representations, advertising, and news media. Veganism is a practice that allows for environmentally responsible consumer choices that are viewed, particularly in the West, as oppositional to an economy that is largely dependent upon big agriculture. This groundbreaking collection exposes this disruption, critiques it, and offers a new roadmap for navigating and reimaging popular culture representations on veganism. These essays engage a wide variety of political, historical, and cultural issues, including contemporary political and social circumstances, emergent veganism in Eastern Europe, climate change, and the Syrian refugee crisis, among other topics. Through a Vegan Studies Lens significantly furthers the conversation of what a vegan studies perspective can be and illustrates why it should be an integral part of cultural studies and critical theory. Vegan studies is inclusive, refusing to ignore the displacement, abuse, and mistreatment of nonhuman animals. It also looks to ignite conversations about cultural oppression.

Author : Jonathan Gottschall
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780547391403

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The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall Pdf

A provocative scholar delivers the first book on the new science of storytelling: the latest thinking on why we tell stories and what stories reveal about human nature.

Author : Alissa York
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307357908

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Fauna by Alissa York Pdf

In her highly anticipated novel, Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated author Alissa York creates a contemporary human fable that taps into the great tenderness and drama at the heart of the animal world. The wide ravine that bisects the city is home to countless species of urban wildlife, including human waifs and strays. When Edal Jones can't cope with the casual cruelty she encounters in her job as a federal wildlife officer, she finds herself drawn to a beacon of solace nestled in the valley under the unlikely banner of an auto-wrecker's yard. Guy Howell, the handsome proprietor, offers sanctuary to animals and people alike: a half-starved hawk and a brood of orphaned raccoon kits, a young soldier whose spirit failed him during his first tour of duty, a teenage runaway and her massive black dog. Guy is well versed in the delicate workings of damaged beings, and he might just stand a chance at mending Edal's heart. But before love can bloom, the little community must come to terms with a different breed of lost soul—a young man whose brutal backwoods childhood is catching up with him, causing him to persecute the creatures that call the valley home.

Author : Meghan O'Gieblyn
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525562719

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God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O'Gieblyn Pdf

A strikingly original exploration of what it might mean to be authentically human in the age of artificial intelligence, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Interior States. • "At times personal, at times philosophical, with a bracing mixture of openness and skepticism, it speaks thoughtfully and articulately to the most crucial issues awaiting our future." —Phillip Lopate “[A] truly fantastic book.”—Ezra Klein For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness—i.e., souls—might be illusions. Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence—identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself—urgently require rethinking. Meghan O'Gieblyn tackles this challenge with philosophical rigor, intellectual reach, essayistic verve, refreshing originality, and an ironic sense of contradiction. She draws deeply and sometimes humorously from her own personal experience as a formerly religious believer still haunted by questions of faith, and she serves as the best possible guide to navigating the territory we are all entering.