ANT376H1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 46 pages long!)
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Coexistence of humans with animals (consumption, social groups, morphology, behaviour, humanity) Pervasive presence of non-human animals in human world. Behaviour, practices -> take distinction for granted. How/where does this dualism unfold/operate - how is it used. Where and why do humans and animals interact/interface etc. Latin current of air , vital principle of life - anima. Links soul, breath, spirit to the mind. Dictionary definition: living organism that feeds on organic matter - breath and feeding. Can also be a person devoid of human attributes or civilizing influences - not of. Human-animal studies (has): interdisciplinary about animals in human social and cultural worlds + interactions with humans. How animal lives intersect with human societies. Focused on in between/intersections; how these categories come together. Both nonhuman and human animals wherever and whenever we find them - already deeply embedded and surrounded by human-animal interactions. Particularly spaces/built in environments where you engage with certain animals.
