Carol J. Adams is a feminist-vegetarian theorist and author of books on eco-feminism and the links between species oppression and gender oppression.[1]
[edit] Writing
[edit] The Sexual Politics of Meat
The Sexual Politics of Meat discusses how, especially in times of shortage, women often give men the meat that they perceive to be the "best" food, to the detriment of their own and their children's nutrition. She also discusses the connections between feminism and vegetarianism, and patriarchy and meat eating, historically and through the reading of literary texts. This describes what she calls the structure of the "absent referent", which in this context is that, "which separates the meat eater from the animal and the animal from the end product," or food.[2]
[edit] Other works
She is the author of several other books, including Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook. This book advises vegetarians to ask if they are at peace with their own vegetarianism and provides communication skills for avoiding abuse while dining with meat-eating friends, family, and coworkers who may be hostile. Her book The Pornography of Meat explores her thesis that United States culture conflates women and meat by analyzing its verbal and visual imagery.
- The sexual politics of meat: A feminist-vegetarian critical theory. Continuum. 1990. ISBN 0826404553. [3]
- Ecofeminism and the sacred. Continuum. 1993. ISBN 082640586X. [4]
- Neither man nor beast: Feminism and the defense of animals. Continuum. 1994. ISBN 082640670X. [5]
- Woman-battering: Creative pastoral care and counseling series. Fortress Press. 1994. ISBN 0800627857. [6]
- Violence against women and children: A Christian theological sourcebook. Continuum International Publishing Group. 1995. ISBN 0826408303. [7]
- Animals and women: Feminist theoretical explorations. Duke University Press. 1995. ISBN 0822316676. [8]
- The inner art of vegetarianism: Spiritual practices for body and soul. Lantern Books. 2000. ISBN 1930051131. [9]
- Journey to gameland: How to make a board game from your favorite children's book. Lantern Books. 2001. ISBN 1930051514. [10]
- The ethics of diet: A catena of authorities deprecatory of the practice of flesh-eating. University of Illinois Press. 2003. ISBN 0252071301. [11]
- Help! My child stopped eating meat!: An A-Z guide to surviving a conflict in diets. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2004. ISBN 0826415830. OCLC 53138763. [12]
- Pornography of meat. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2004. ISBN 0826416462. [13]
- Prayers for animals. Continuum. 2004. ISBN 0826416519. OCLC 54774656. [14]
- God listens when you're sad: Prayers when your animal friend is sick or dies. Pilgrim Press. 2005. ISBN 0829816674. [15]
- God listens to your love : prayers for living with animal friends. Pilgrim Press. 2005. ISBN 0829816658. OCLC 61162375. [16]
- God listens to your care : prayers for all the animals of the world. Pilgrim Press. 2006. ISBN 0829816666. OCLC 61864430. [17]
- Bedside, bathtub and armchair companion to Frankenstein. Continuum. 2007. ISBN 0826418244. [18]
- The feminist care tradition in animal ethics: A reader. Columbia University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780231140386. OCLC 144570827. [19]
- How to eat like a vegetarian even if you never want to be one: More than 250 shortcuts, strategies, and simple solutions. Lantern Books. 2008. ISBN 9781590561379. OCLC 192134587. [20]
- Living among meat eaters: The vegetarians' survival handbook (2nd edition ed.). Lantern Books. 2008. ISBN 9781590561164. OCLC 233591955. [21]
- ^ Green, Elizabeth W. Fifteen Questions For Carol J. Adams, The Harvard Crimson, October 10, 2003, accessed November 22, 2008.
- ^ Myers-Spiers, Rebecca. Not a piece of meat: Carol J Adams and the feminist - vegetarian connection, Off Our Backs, December 1999, accessed September 3, 2009.
- ^ The sexual politics of meat: A feminist-vegetarian critical theory Google book search.
- ^ Ecofeminism and the sacred Google book search.
- ^ Neither man nor beast: Feminism and the defense of animals Google book search.
- ^ Woman-battering: Creative pastoral care and counseling series Google book search.
- ^ Violence against women and children: A Christian theological sourcebook Google book search.
- ^ Animals and women: Feminist theoretical explorations Google book search.
- ^ The inner art of vegetarianism: Spiritual practices for body and soul Google book search.
- ^ Journey to gameland: How to make a board game from your favorite children's book Google book search.
- ^ The ethics of diet: A catena of authorities deprecatory of the practice of flesh-eating Google book search.
- ^ Help! My child stopped eating meat!: An A-Z guide to surviving a conflict in diets WorldCat.org.
- ^ Pornography of meat Google book search.
- ^ Prayers for animals WorldCat.org.
- ^ God listens when you're sad: Prayers when your animal friend is sick or dies Google book search.
- ^ God listens to your love: Prayers for living with animal friends WorldCat.org.
- ^ God listens to your care : prayers for all the animals of the world WorldCat.org.
- ^ Bedside, bathtub and armchair companion to Frankenstein Google book search.
- ^ The feminist care tradition in animal ethics: A reader WorldCat.org.
- ^ How to eat like a vegetarian even if you never want to be one: More than 250 shortcuts, strategies, and simple solutions WorldCat.org.
- ^ Living among meat eaters: The vegetarian's survival handbook WorldCat.org.
[edit] External links
- Carol J. Adams' homepage
- Carol Adams The Pornography of Meat
- Adams, Carol J. (2008). "Terrorizing the loved pets of women". On The Issues Magazine. http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/2008fall/2008fall_1.php. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- "Ecofeminism and the Eating of Animals" Hypatia, No. 6, spring 1991, pp. 134–137.
- Barker, Leslie (1990-01-26). "The sexual politics of meat: Writer finds a link between vegetarianism and feminism". Dallas Morning News. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0ED3D5C260BBC355&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=1. Retrieved 2009-02-16. "So were her experiences in Dunkirk, N.Y., where she and her husband developed a hot line for battered women. Many callers spoke of feeling "like a piece of meat.' Other women said their husbands had beaten them because they didn't serve meat with dinner. And some said their husbands had killed the family pet. The implicit warning: "You could be next."" (Restricted access.) Abstract.
- Vlitos, Paul (2003-09-12). "The Pornography of Meat". Times online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/incomingFeeds/article751398.ece. Retrieved 2009-02-16. "Adams's new book, The Pornography of Meat, collects some of the material in support of her ideas that she has been sent by admirers of her work. [...] When it was picked up by right-wing media pundits in the United States as the epitome of political correctness gone mad, Adams was mocked as the woman who believes that cows have the same rights as women. In the United Kingdom, Auberon Waugh suggested in the Sunday Telegraph that "Carol J. Adams" did not exist, and that The Sexual Politics of Meat was a deliberately provocative piece of satirical sophism written by a male academic."
- McCarthy, Colman (1990-07-24). "Of Meat and Machismo". The Washington Post: p. E3. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/8443884.html?dids=8443884&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&date=Jul+24%2C+1990&author=McCarthy%2C+Colman&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=E3&desc=Of+Meat+and+Machismo. Retrieved 2009-02-16. (Restricted access.)
- Jesella, Kara (2008-03-27). "The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/fashion/27vegan.html?scp=1&sq=carrot%20some%20vegans%20deplore&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-02-16. (Restricted access.)
- Song on Consolidated's album Friendly Fa$cism (MP3)
- Menaker, Daniel (2005-01-02) An Alt-Cabaret Diva, The New York Times. (Restricted access.) "Paralleling the elided relationship between metaphor and referent is the unacknowledged role of fragmentation in eating flesh", from The Sexual Politics of Meat p. 60 [1] [2]
- George, Lianne (2008-03-06) 'Go Veg! Get girls!' [3] [4]
- The war on compassion
