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The Sexual Politics of Meat (20th Anniversary Edition): A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
Carol J. Adams
3.91 AVERAGE
194 reviews for:
The Sexual Politics of Meat (20th Anniversary Edition): A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
Carol J. Adams
3.91 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Que livro difícil de ser digerido. Levei meses para ler, indo e voltando, pensando no referente ausente todos os dias, em diversas situações. Leitura maravilhosa para pensar na relação interdependente entre o patriarcado e o consumo de carne e tudo que se desenvolve a partir disso.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
There are some interesting concepts mentioned, however it was all very shallow and quite unstructured. It is incredibly hard to follow and is not a live changing book to read
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
while Adams theory isn't perfect - it's so important and acts as a foundation of further studies. very eye opening and incredibly interesting. loved writing my paper on this!
informative
reflective
slow-paced
It took me a while to get through this, it's very information dense and has a lot of references to other work and authors that are new to me. Ultimately however I'm extremely glad I read this: super interesting book, and provided me with a perspective I really hadn't considered before. This is one of those books that I believe will stay in my head for a long time, and one that I'd like to revisit in the future.
Super interesting exploration of the commonalities in violence against and oppression of women and animals. The concept of the absent referent will stick with me. Some consideration of race (and even capitalism), which was reassuring, but it could've gone much further in this regard/there was a section where I think as a white woman Adams just had no place commenting...
Did I skim some parts in the middle because I got a bit bored? Yes. A big let-down for me was that it seemed like Adams attempted to avoid bio-essentialist thinking, but she didn't manage it, and so there's some outdated and questionable content relating to gender. Also, "men = hunters, women = gatherers" is not true! Not historically nor in all hunter-gatherer societies. I'd like to see her analysis address this as I think she would have something worthwhile to say.
I'm off to re-read Han Kang's The Vegetarian 😁🥬
Did I skim some parts in the middle because I got a bit bored? Yes. A big let-down for me was that it seemed like Adams attempted to avoid bio-essentialist thinking, but she didn't manage it, and so there's some outdated and questionable content relating to gender. Also, "men = hunters, women = gatherers" is not true! Not historically nor in all hunter-gatherer societies. I'd like to see her analysis address this as I think she would have something worthwhile to say.
I'm off to re-read Han Kang's The Vegetarian 😁🥬
A very interesting, slightly weird philosophy of how the meat industry and the opression of women are linked. Discusses the history of food, and how the vocabulary of meat is also used as nicknames for women. Slightly crazy, but very interesting and highly recommended if you are open minded.