American writer Carol J. Adams gained international fame after the 1990 publication of The sexual politics of the fleshtitle he published in Spanish eighttwofour editions (a stamp whose objective is to make visible the problem of animal exploitation, to disseminate anti-speciesist ideas, to show different experiences of struggle in this regard, to provide a space for the dissemination of all the theoretical and practical tools that can inspire us and help us fight this injustice, and develop the fight for animal liberation).
Since then, Carol J. Adams has written numerous books and articles, and co-edited collective works, contributing decisively to the development of a body of theory that deepens the link between violence against women and the exploitation of non-human animals. humans. the interconnection between different forms of oppression and the link between feminisms and animal liberation.
For four decades, Carol and her readers have documented and exposed the relationship between language and the conceptualization of women, animals, and meat in advertising, politics, and media.
Pornography of the flesh, which serves as a sequel and visual complement to the aforementioned title, traces the continued influence of this language and the resistance against it. eighttwofour editions publishes in Spanish the updated edition of this book, which includes more than three hundred images, a compilation of expressions of misogyny in the media and online advertising, a reflection on the #MeToo movement and the misogynistic counter-offensive that has followed, as well as an analysis of the impact of Donald Trump and white supremacy in our political language.
To welcome you, we are publishing this interview with Carol J. Adams, a long and substantial conversation her editors had with the author.
Nietzsche’s horse is the space on eldiario.es for the rights of animals, constantly violated because of their species. We are the voice of those who do not have one and we are committed to their defense. Because non-human animals are not objects but individuals who feel, like the horse that Nietzsche hugged while crying.
We edited Ruth Toledano, Concha López and Lucía Arana (RRSS).
