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Stories Of Canine Redemption In Us Culture

de Katharine Mershon
idioma: inglês
Editor: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, abril de 2026 ‧
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Stories about people and dogs saving one another are everywhere in US cultureon 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.

Katharine 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.

Dogs Save considers examples including the Michael Vick dogfighting case; Samuel Fullers controversial B-movie White Dog; the TV show The Dog Whisperer, from the celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan; Laurie Andersons film Heart of a Dog; and Eileen Myless Afterglow (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.

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Stories Of Canine Redemption In Us Culture

de Katharine Mershon

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9780231556743
Editor: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
Data de Lançamento: abril de 2026
Idioma: Inglês
Tipo de produto: eBook
Formato e Compatibilidade:
Coleção: Critical Perspectives On Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, And Law
Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > Ciências Exatas e Naturais > Zoologia
EAN: 9780231556743
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