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Student Name

Jill Fennell

English 102

7 April 2015

Annotated Bibliography

Adams, Carol J. “ and the Eating of Animals.” 6.1 (1991): 125-145.

JSTOR. Web. 26 March 2015.

This essay criticizes ecofeminist for not being more inclusive of animals in their practices. This is done by analyzing statements made by feminists about not explicitly including animals. Adams traces the history of ecofeminists back to female vegan communities and address women being natural more sensitive towards nonhuman animals. Adams argues that feminists know what it’s like to be exploited and use their compassion and understanding to identify with animals. Adams also addresses the environmental cost or , semantics which contrite to the acceptance of eating animals, and the traditions of and meat eating.

Carol Adams is a well-respected leader of the ecofeminist movement. She uses this essay to confront opposing arguments of the ecofeminist movement. Adams is tying to persuade feminists to also stand up for nonhuman . This essay is relevant to my project because it provides examples how nonhuman animals are being oppressed and how that relates to the women have suffered.

Adams, Carol J. “Why Feminist-Vegan Now?” & Psychology 20.3 (2010): 302-317.

Sage Journals. Web. 26 March 2015. Name 2

This article offers a further reflection on The of Meat. Adams examines animals and women as an absent referent. This applies to women as women are objectified, and seen as a sex object for men’s consumption and no longer human. Adams goes on to further explain the link of animals being feminized and sexualized, and women being animalized.

Adams supports this by using the “Cattle Queen” image of a being cut up into meat. She discusses the repercussions the animalization of women has on society.

Carol Adams wrote this further explanation of her book “The Sexual Politics of Meat” to examine some of the main topics and how they hold true 20 years from the original publication date. She is a highly respected feminist and animal rights activist. She was a pioneer of the eco- and made breaking ground with The Sexual Politics of Meat. In this reflection, Adams is not trying to persuade her audience but provide further explanation to eliminate confusion surrounding her work. This article was written in 2010 and focuses on how her theories can be applied in today’s society, making this work highly relevant to my paper.

Calvert, Amy. “You Are What You (M)eat: Explorations of Meat-eating, Masculinity and

Masquerade.” Journal of International Women’s Studies 16.1 (2014): 18-33. EBSCO.

Web 26 March 2015.

The link between mistreatment nonhuman animals and women is explored by the analysis of the television reality series “Man Vs. Food.” Calvert examines the show to find representations of masculine performance and sexualization of women and meat across cultures.

This article is concerned with the genderization of food and men’s resistance to the vegetarian/vegan movement led by ecofeminists. Calvert address that meat in particular is seen Name 3 as giving the man dominion and power over the animal. Seeing women as meat gives men power over women and dehumanizes women. Calvert suggests what we eat is directly tied to our identity, and eating meat provides power over others.

This article is relevant because it applies ecofeminist topics to modern culture. This proves that’s the issue of women being seen, as meat is not going away. I plan to use this sources to prove that eating meat has been culturally tied to power Calvert proves that this issue exists across cultures and writes to inform the reader than of women is currently happening. Amy Calvert is a rising ecofeminist activist and challenges traditional gender roles.

Gaarder, . “The Animals Come First.” Women and the animal rights movement. New

Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2011. 117-147. Print.

Chapter six focuses on using sexualized images of women to sell animal rights. The chapter mostly references the ads by PETA, which try to promote the animal rights movement by demeaning the feminist movement by objectifying women. Animal rights group such as PETA marginalize women’s rights activists by making women play the role of sex objects. PETA is reinforcing the cycle of oppression and by ignoring women’s rights. PETA gives a bad name to animal rights, and many feminists are turned off by their ads and are not interested in animal rights.

This chapter is relevant to my project because it proves that even animal rights activists are not immune to objectifying women. Mainstream animal rights groups who use a sex sells approach often work against ecofeminist. Gaarder is a ecofeminist and animal rights expert advocating for all species. This chapter was meant to persuade the reader to advocate for Name 4 women’s right as well as animals rights because the cycle of oppression cannot be broken without standing up for all species.

Gaard, Greta Claire. “Vegetarian Ecofeminism: A Review Essay.” Frontiers: A Journal of

Women Studies 23.3 (2003): 117-146. JSTOR. Web. 26 March 2015.

Gaard address the topic of vegetarian ecofeminism, addresses it’s misconceptions and explains why ecofeminism is the third wave of feminism. This wave of feminism puts feminist ideals into practice by standing up for animals and addressing non-human rights. It also connects the oppression of animals to the oppression of women. This essay explores ecofeminists’ motivations, and the path they took to reach their conclusion. It provides insight into the minds ecofeminists by explaining why animals are worth defending.

Gaard is an ecofeminist expert whose work is widely cited by scholars in her field. This essay was written in 2003 and provides modern examples relevant to my topic pertaining to unethical treatment of animals. She writes this essay to persuade readers that animals are being abused and that needs to stop in order to have an ethical society. This articles gives insights into the many ways animals are being mistreated. I find this useful because women will be suffering the same fate as animals, if no progress is made to stop animalizing women.