About the Author

Jane Costlow is professor of Russian language and literature at Bates College in Maine and coeditor of Sexuality and the Body in Russian Culture.

Reviews

"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

"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

"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) non-human creatures, but also on the "animalization" of the human. Costlow and Nelson have assembled a stellar collection of thought-provoking 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

"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

"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