{"title":"Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dogs-save-by-katharine-mershon-9780231206976","title":"Dogs Save","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStories about people and dogs saving one another are everywhere in US culture—on TV, in Hollywood movies, on social media, and even on bumper stickers. Yet these seemingly heartwarming stories of mutual rescue revolve around redemption through suffering, a narrative profoundly interwoven with Christian beliefs, white racial anxieties, and US national myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatharine Mershon examines the unacknowledged religious underpinnings of stories about dogs, revealing deeply rooted cultural assumptions about who can be saved and how redemption ought to occur. She identifies the \"canine redemption narrative\" as the defining cultural script for the stories people in the United States tell about dogs and, in turn, the nation. Exposing unexamined assumptions about the relationships between people and dogs, Mershon sheds light on the central place of animals and religion in defining racial boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDogs Save\u003c\/em\u003e considers examples including the Michael Vick dogfighting case; Samuel Fuller's controversial B-movie \u003cem\u003eWhite Dog;\u003c\/em\u003e the TV show \u003cem\u003eThe Dog Whisperer,\u003c\/em\u003e from the celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan; Laurie Anderson's film \u003cem\u003eHeart of a Dog;\u003c\/em\u003e and Eileen Myles's \u003cem\u003eAfterglow\u003c\/em\u003e (a dog memoir). Bringing together religious studies and animal studies, this book shows that redemption narratives shape who is allowed to survive and thrive in US society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306900996332,"sku":"9780231206976","price":104.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/98eac4ec802aab4bad5943aaf8a78d4a.jpg?v=1771100499"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-critical-perspectives-on-animals-theory-culture-science-and-law.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}