Jane Costlow is professor of Russian language and literature at Bates College in Maine and coeditor of Sexuality and the Body in Russian Culture.
"Other Animals provides substantial cross-disciplinary support for
Claude Levi-Strauss's assertion that 'animals are good to think
with.' The collection demonstrates that thinking about animals in
the Russian context can open up surprising new avenues of research
and inspire new ways of thinking about old, familiar topics. The
volume will be thought provoking to those outside Russian and
Soviet studies and a provocative delight to those familiar with the
landscape through which these animals roam."-- "Chris Ely, Florida
Atlantic University"
A marvelous collection of [essays] that are accessible and of value
to the general reader.-- "Review Mania"
A necessary initial contribution to the study of non-humans in the
Russian context. Researchers who wish to investigate the problems
of animals in Russian culture will find much in this collection
that is useful, and instructors both of undergraduate- and
graduate-level classes should find individual chapters relevant to
a range of topics in history and literature.-- "The NEP Era"
Bringing the very latest scholarly methods used in animal studies
to the study of modern and postmodern Russian culture, the
contributors to Other Animals provide insightful and stimulating
essays, not only on human attitudes toward (and interactions with)
nonhuman creatures, but also on the animalization of the human.
Costlow and Nelson have assembled a stellar collection of studies
of the human-animal connection that will greatly benefit readers
from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines and intellectual
interests.-- "Ronald D. LeBlanc, University of New Hampshire"
Eclectic and far-reaching . . . a challenging collection of
studies. Its scope is broad and its contributors seem to feel few
restrictions in their cross-disciplinary approaches.-- "Slavic and
East European Journal"
The sheer range of methodologies and objects of study, as well as
the solid research and engaging writing by the contributors, make
this collection a stimulating and original read.-- "The Russian
Review"
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