Teaching The Animal The Humanities

TEACHING THE ANIMAL: THE HUMANITIES is a pioneering collection of original writings that detail the challenges and opportunities in developing a course in the humanities in a burgeoning new area of academic study: Human/Animal Studies (HAS). Leading academics from film, history, gender studies, literature, philosophy, religion and cultural studies provide a comprehensive overview of the state of their disciplines, the philosophical and practical issues involved in discussing the intersections of human and nonhuman animals in society, the resources available to lecturers and the expectations of students and faculty before, during and after teaching such a course.

In addition to sample curricula and syllabi that offer a wide variety of methodologies and insights for teaching the particular subject, each chapter comes with a detailed filmography and extensive bibliography. All these make TEACHING THE ANIMAL: THE HUMANITIES the definitive handbook for teachers of HAS at undergraduate and graduate levels.