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Some We Love, Some We Eat: Human-Animal Relationships in the Global MarketplaceCourse DescriptionAnimals are everywhere and nowhere in modern societies. Except for the pets and animals in zoos, most animals are segregated from human’s everyday lives. Yet we eat them, wear them and “consume” them on a daily basis. In a globalizing world, our diverse relationships with animals stimulate questions on compassion, economics, urbanization, transnational mobility, global ethics and citizenship. The promotion of animal rights and ending animal cruelty is often regarded as one key mission for 21st century global citizens and has become a global social movement. There is now an increasing awareness of the global economy of animal trading and entertainment industry, rethinking the sociological, anthropological and scientific distinctions of human and non-human animals, and also of the new patterns of human-animal co-existence in urban cities. This course aims at stimulating students’ critical reflections upon different social constructions and moral implications of our relationships with the non-human creatures across cultures in the global marketplace.[There will be field trips scheduled during Reading Week. Students will be required to choose one from the five options provided. All field trips will last about two hours.]Course Learning OutcomesOn completing the course, students will be able to:Describe and explain human-animal relations in modern societies from historical, anthropological, sociological, philosophical and economic perspectives.Reflect on their daily interactions with animals and animal products in relations to the global economic development.Understand the importance of human decision and habits in affecting the lives and welfare of animals.Be aware of the global development of animal rights movement and the relevance to global citizens.Offer Semester and Day of TeachingSecond semester (Wed)Study LoadActivitiesNumber of hoursLectures20Tutorials10Seminars2Fieldwork / Visits2Film screening and discussion2Reading / Self-study30Assessment: Essay / Report writing20Assessment: Presentation (incl preparation)20Assessment: Group project30Total:136Assessment: 100% courseworkAssessment TasksWeightingTutorial discussion and debate15Field trip report15Reflective writing30Group project40Required ReadingDeMello, M. (2012). Animals and society: An introduction to human-animal studies. New York: Columbia University Press.Herzog, H. (2010). Some we love, some we hate, some we eat: Why it’s so hard to think straight about animals. New York: Harper.Kalof, L., & Fitzgerald, A. (Eds.). (2007). The animals reader: The essential classic and contemporary writings. Oxford: Berg.Recommended ReadingAscione, F. (2008). The international handbook of animal abuse and cruelty: Theory, research and application. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.Corbey, R., & Lanjouw, A. (Eds.). (2013). The politics of species: Reshaping our relationships with other animals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Creager, A. (Ed.). (2005). The animal/human boundary: Historical perspectives. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.Cudworth, E. (2015). Killing animals: Sociology, species relations and institutionalized violence. The Sociological Review, 63(1), 1-18.Guénard B., & Poitras Lariviere, A. (2012). Social life. In C. Messier, L.A. Giraldeau & B. Beisner ?(Eds.), Nature all around us: A guide to urban ecology. University of Chicago Press, USA.Herzog, H., Grayson, S., & Mccord, D. (2015). Brief measures of the animal attitude scale. Anthrozoos: A multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people & animals, 28(1), 101-116.??????Joy, M. (2009). Why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows: An introduction to carnism. Newburyport, MA: Conari Press.Kalof, L., & Resl, B. (Eds.). ?(2007). A cultural history of animals. Oxford: Berg.Kelch, T. G. (2011). Globalization and animal law: Comparative law, international law and international trade. The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.Knight, S., & Herzog, H. (2009). All creatures great and small: New perspectives on psychology and human-animal interactions. Journal of Social Issues, 65(3), 451-461.Nibert, D. (2002). Animal rights, human rights: Entanglements of oppression and domination. Latham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.Palmer, C. (2010). Animal ethics in context. New York: Columbia University Press.Patterson, C. (2002). Eternal Treblinka: Our treatment of animals and the holocaust. New York: Lantern.Regan, T. (2004). The case for animal rights. Berkeley: University of California Press.Sax, B. (2001). The mythical zoo: An encyclopaedia of animals in world myth, legend and literature. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.Singer, P. (2009). Animal liberation. New York: Harper Collins.Sunstein, C. R., & Nussbaum, M. (Eds.). (2004). Animal rights: Current debates and new directions. New York: Oxford University Press.Taylor, N. (2013). Humans, animals, and society: An introduction to human-animal studies. New York: Lantern Books.Young Lee, P. (2008). Meat, modernity and the rise of the slaughterhouse. Durham: University of New Hampshire Press.Course Co-ordinator and Teacher(s)Course Co-ordinatorContactDr T.H.L. TseDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social SciencesTel: 3917 8532Email: tommyt@hku.hkTeacher(s)ContactDr T.H.L. TseDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social SciencesTel: 3917 8532Email: tommyt@hku.hkDr C.K.M. TongDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social SciencesTel: 3917 4641Email: ckmtong@hku.hk ................
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