University of Kentucky UKnowledge University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2002 PIGS IN SPACE: GHOSTS, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN A DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING INDUSTRIAL HOG FARMS IN KENTUCKY Mary E. Curran University of Kentucky,
[email protected] Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Curran, Mary E., "PIGS IN SPACE: GHOSTS, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN A DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING INDUSTRIAL HOG FARMS IN KENTUCKY" (2002). University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations. 356. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/356 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION Mary E. Curran The Graduate School University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences 2002 PIGS IN SPACE: GHOSTS, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN A DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING INDUSTRIAL HOG FARMS IN KENTUCKY ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky By Mary E. Curran Lexington, Kentucky Director: Dr. Susan M. Roberts, Associate Professor of Geography Lexington, Kentucky 2002 Copyright © Mary E. Curran 2002 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION PIGS IN SPACE: GHOSTS, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN A DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING INDUSTRIAL HOG FARMS IN KENTUCKY In 1997, Governor Paul Patton of Kentucky asked the state Cabinet of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection to develop administrative regulations for industrial hog farms in the state.