Research Mentor(s)
Hsueh, Vicki, 1973-
Description
In this paper I focus on animal exploitation as a feminist issue. I discuss reproductive exploitation in humans and domesticated animals, language as a tool of oppression, the power dynamics involved in hunting and consuming animals, and the barriers that are faced when people try to access health food such as environmental racism and food deserts. Using an anti-capitalist intersectional feminist framework, I expose how the current capitalist patriarchy aids in the oppression of all marginalized groups, including animals.
Document Type
Event
Department
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Genre/Form
student projects; term papers
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Human-animal relationships; Women and animals; Animals--Social aspects; Feminism
Type
Text
Keywords
Vegan, vegetarian, feminism, environmental racism, predatory heterosexuality, anti-capitalism, patriarchy, animal exploitation, oppression, reproductive exploitation, intersectionality
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this documentation for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
A Feminist Analysis of Human and Animal Oppression: Intersectionality Among Species
In this paper I focus on animal exploitation as a feminist issue. I discuss reproductive exploitation in humans and domesticated animals, language as a tool of oppression, the power dynamics involved in hunting and consuming animals, and the barriers that are faced when people try to access health food such as environmental racism and food deserts. Using an anti-capitalist intersectional feminist framework, I expose how the current capitalist patriarchy aids in the oppression of all marginalized groups, including animals.