Introduction -- Part I. Speaking with animals. 1. The animal, what a word! : human language and non-human animals ; 2. Animal languages ; 3. From animal languages to interspecies worlds ; Case study 1: Stray philosophy : dog-human observations on language, freedom, and politics -- Part II. Political animals and animal politics. 4. Animal politics : justice, power, and political animal agency ; 5. Animals and the state : citizenship, sovereignty, and reformulating politics ; 6. Worm politics ; Case study 2: Goose politics : resistance, deliberation, and the politics of space -- Part III. From animal politics to interspecies change. 7. Animal activism and interspecies change ; 8. Animal democracy and the challenges of political participation ; 9. Deliberating animals : from multispecies dialogues to interspecies deliberation -- Conclusion: Thinking with animals.
Summary:
A groundbreaking argument for the political rights of animals. In When Animals Speak, Eva Meijer develops a new, ground-breaking theory of language and politics, arguing that non-human animals speak--and, most importantly, act--politically. From geese and squid to worms and dogs, she highlights the importance of listening to animal voices, introducing ways to help us bridge the divide between the human and non-human world. Drawing on insights from science, philosophy, and politics, Meijer provides fascinating, real-world examples of animal communities who use their voices to speak, and act, in political ways. When Animals Speak encourages us to rethink our relations with other animals, showing that their voices should be taken into account as the starting point for a new interspecies democracy.
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