The Pornography of Meat

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Has anyone read this book yet, and if so, what did you think of it? Jo

 

> Carol Adams, vegetariain-feminist author, will be reading from and signing

> her new book " The Pornography of Meat " on Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 pm,

> at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main Street in Buffalo.

>

> The bookstore is located between W. Northrup Place and Custer Street, 2

> blocks south of Winspear Ave., on the west side of Main Street. (Stimulance

> Coffeehouse is next door, to the right of Talking Leaves.)

>

> Here is a description of the book, courtesy of the author:

>

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> Carol J. Adams

> " The Pornography of Meat "

>

> How does someone become a piece of meat?

>

> Carol J. Adams answers this question in this provocative book by finding

> hidden meanings in the culture around us. From advertisements to T-shirts,

> from billboards to menus, from matchbook covers to comics, images of women

> and animals are merged - with devastating consequences.

>

> Like her groundbreaking " The Sexual Politics of Meat " , which has been

> published in two editions, " The Pornography of Meat " uncovers startling

> connections:

>

> - Why pornography is fascinated with slaughtering and hunting

>

> - Fixations on women's body parts expressed through ads for

> the breasts, legs, and thighs of chickens and turkeys

>

> - Animals to be eaten as meat presented in seductive poses

> and sexy clothing

>

> - Back-entry poses in pornography that imply that women

> - especially women of color - are like animals: insatiable

>

> - How meat advertising draws on X-rated images

>

> - Why at least one prominent animal-rights group is actually

> " in bed with pornographers. "

>

>

> With 180 illustrations, this courageous book establishes why Adams's slide

> show, upon which " The Pornography of Meat " is based, is so popular on

> campuses across North America and is reviled by the groups she takes on

> with insight and passion. From the rise of chain steakhouses to the

> language of the hunt, from the halls of government to the practice of

> artificial insemination on farm animals, " The Pornography of Meat "

> explosively shows how harm to others parades as fun.

>

>

> CAROL J. ADAMS is the author of " The Sexual Politics of Meat: A

> Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory " , and " Living Among Meat Eaters " - in

> addition to six other books and four edited collections. Publishers Weekly

> said of " The Sexual Politics of Meat " ... " Adams' original, provocative

> book makes a major contribution to the debate on animal rights. " She has

> been involved in the movement to stop domestic and sexual violence since

> the 1970s and has worked against racism and advocated for the homeless.

> She continues to tour campuses with her slide show. When not on the road,

> Adams lives in the heart of beef country outside Dallas.

>

> Publisher: Continuum

> Women's Studies

> Social Thought

>

> 208 p 6 x 9

> Hbd 0826414486

> US $24.95

> 180 b/w illustrations

> April, 2003

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> Carol Adams' website: <A

HREF= " http://www.triroc.com/caroladams/ " >http://www.triroc.com/caroladams/</A>

>

>

 

 

 

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