Erscheint: September 2026
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex
Ethical and Political Perspectives
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Springer Verlag Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35300560
EAN: 9783032359179
Erscheint: September 2026
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Beschreibung
“This book is essential reading for anyone interested in prisons, animals, or justice. Ultimately, it shows how carceral systems exploit multiple species—not just humans—and argues that abolition is essential for the true liberation of all beings. ”. —Calvin John Smiley. , author of Defund: Conversations Toward Abolition. (2024). “ Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex. provides a crucial interrogation of the detrimental impacts of prison animal programs for the animals themselves. Most importantly, the authors’ analysis is framed within both prison abolitionist and animal liberation perspectives, ensuring a richly intersectional and deliberately inclusive argument that is mindful of the experiences of all species. involved in such programs. ”. —Annie Potts. , author of Chicken. (2012) and Animals in Emergencies. (2015), and co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies. “With an ear to the voices of incarcerated persons and an eye to the invisibilized animals used to serve human ends, Struthers Montford and Taylor dig beneath the anecdotal surface to fill critical gaps in the understudied phenomenon of prison animal programs, untangling ethical knots rooted in race, gender, species, and power. ”. —Calvin Neufeld. , Founder, Evolve Our Prison Farms. Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex. offers a philosophical inquiry into the multispecies realities of incarceration. Drawing on abolitionist thought, critical animal studies, and intersectional feminist philosophy, Kelly Struthers Montford and Chloë Taylor interrogate the ethical and ontological assumptions underpinning prison animal programs. These programs—often celebrated for their rehabilitative effects—are critically examined as sites of disciplinary power, anthropocentric logic, and carceral normalization. The authors explore how relationships between incarcerated humans and animals are shaped by colonial histories, species hierarchies, and the biopolitics of captivity. The book challenges readers to rethink concepts of care, autonomy, and justice beyond the confines of the prison-industrial complex and envisions transformative justice alternatives that center the lived experiences and species-specific needs of all animals. The volume offers a bold and original contribution to debates on abolition and carceral reform. Kelly Struthers Montford. is Associate Professor of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Chloë Taylor. is Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Chloe Taylor
- Kelly Struthers Montford
Zielgruppe
- Research
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 140