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[email protected]. STARS Citation Kidder, Erin, "Stock Shows and Rodeos: The Crossroads of Commodification, Consumption, and Care of Nonhuman Animals" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-. 710. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/710 STOCK SHOWS AND RODEOS: THE CROSSROADS OF COMMODIFICATION, CONSUMPTION, AND CARE OF NONHUMAN ANIMALS by ERIN N. KIDDER B.S. University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012 M.S. University of Texas at San Antonio, 2015 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology in the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Summer Term 2021 Major Professor: Elizabeth Grauerholz © 2021 Erin N. Kidder ii ABSTRACT This study explores the complex relationship between humans and nonhuman animals through the lens of stock shows and rodeos (SSR). This study employs a feminist theoretical framework and an interpretive qualitative research methodology to gain insight into the ways in which humans practice a range of speciesist behaviors relating to their commodification, consumption, and care of other animals.