Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism
The aim of this article is to offer a theoretical framework derived from animal studies to read The Radiant Lives of Animals by Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan. While Hogan’s insights into non-human animals’ lives are sensitive and insightful, they may seem anthropomorphic. To illuminate the rationale...
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| description | The aim of this article is to offer a theoretical framework derived from animal studies to read The Radiant Lives of Animals by Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan. While Hogan’s insights into non-human animals’ lives are sensitive and insightful, they may seem anthropomorphic. To illuminate the rationale behind Hogan’s choice of imagery, I propose to read The Radiant Lives through the work of Vinciane Despret’s concept of anthropo-zoo-genesis. Despret’s concept is relevant for Hogan’s work as she is, in the same way, genuinely interested in the interactions of bodies, the embodied character of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f063e5d3f6e34c40b25c4910d8c7584d2025-08-20T02:56:47ZengEuropean Association for American StudiesEuropean Journal of American Studies1991-93362024-02-0119110.4000/ejas.21412Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of AnthropomorphismJoanna ZiarkowskaThe aim of this article is to offer a theoretical framework derived from animal studies to read The Radiant Lives of Animals by Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan. While Hogan’s insights into non-human animals’ lives are sensitive and insightful, they may seem anthropomorphic. To illuminate the rationale behind Hogan’s choice of imagery, I propose to read The Radiant Lives through the work of Vinciane Despret’s concept of anthropo-zoo-genesis. Despret’s concept is relevant for Hogan’s work as she is, in the same way, genuinely interested in the interactions of bodies, the embodied character of life.https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/21412embodimentanthropomorphismanthropo-zoo-genesisIndigenous methodologies |
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| title | Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism |
| title_full | Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism |
| title_fullStr | Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism |
| title_short | Native American Studies Meets Animal Studies: Linda Hogan’s The Radiant Lives of Animals and the Problem of Anthropomorphism |
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| topic | embodiment anthropomorphism anthropo-zoo-genesis Indigenous methodologies |
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