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"Do both the zoo and the mental hospital induce psychosis, as humans are treated as animals and animals are treated as humans? How have we looked at animals in the past, and how do we look at them today? How have zoos presented themselves, and their purpose, over time? In response to the emergence of environmental and animal studies, anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers, theorists, literature scholars, and historians around the world have begun to explore the significance of zoological parks, past and present. Zoo Studies considers the modern zoo from a range of approaches and disciplines, united in a desire to blur the boundaries between human and nonhuman animals. The volume begins with an account of the first modern mental hospital, La Salpêtrière, established in 1656, and the first panoptical zoo, the menagerie at Versailles, created in 1662 by the same royal architect; the final chapter presents a choreographic performance that imagines the Toronto Zoo as a place where the human body can be inspired by animal bodies. From beginning to end, through interdisciplinary collaboration, this volume decentres the human subject and offers alternative ways of thinking about zoos and their inhabitants. This collection immerses readers in the lives of animals and their experiences of captivity and asks us to reflect on our own assumptions about both humans and animals. An original and groundbreaking work, Zoo Studies will change the way readers see nonhuman animals and themselves."--

Though non-Western studies have had a rapid development in our Coll's & U's over the past 2 decades, much more remains to be done, esp in the humanities. A command of the non-Western language is essential for the foreign-area specialist. For the nonspecialist undergraduate, language study is impractical. One problem is to increase the availability of language instruction in the Coll's. Expansion in linguistics is necessary to produce the language-teaching manpower. The function of literature in any area program is to provide the S with an experience, a concrete expression of the values & concepts of the culture he is studying. Folklore often serves a similar purpose. Art, architecture, & music as component elements of area study may conveniently be approached re creative process & re form, symbol, & value. Contrastive analyses of the target culture & of our own will provide a strategy of approach in which one proceeds from the similar to the diff. In making such analyses, the humanist must seek the advice of the soc sci'st, thus paving the way for a closer integration of the 2 disciplines. AA.

It is evident that increased familiarity with the non-Western world is a desideratum in our educational future. To achieve this, we shall have to bring the foreign area to our students rather than depending upon their going to the foreign area. Although non-Western studies have had a rapid de velopment in our colleges and universities over the past two decades, much more remains to be done, especially in the field of the humanities. In this connection it is convenient to deal with language and linguistics separately. A command of the non-Western language is essential for the foreign-area special ist, and anyone who undertakes graduate study or undergrad uate concentration should acquire competence in it. For the nonspecialist undergraduate, language study is impractical. One problem is to increase the availability of language instruc tion in the colleges. Expansion in linguistics is necessary to produce the language-teaching manpower. The function of literature in any area program is to provide the student with an experience, a concrete expression of the values and concepts of the culture he is studying. Folklore often serves a similar pur pose. Art, architecture, and music as component elements of area study may conveniently be approached in terms of the creative process and of form, symbol, and value. Contrastive analyses of the target culture and of our own will provide a strategy of approach in which one proceeds from the similar to the different. In making such analyses, the humanist must seek the advice of the social scientist, thus paving the way for a closer integration of the two disciplines.

The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to this dynamic field. Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming. Each of the entries: • begins with a concise definition • outlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding it • includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field • offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept • is cross-referenced with the other key concepts • ends with guidance on further reading. A must-buy for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science and humanities disciplines.

Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 An Exploration of the Spiritual "Original Homeland" of Chinese Ethics: A Review of the Conceptual History of "Emotion" -- Part I Doing Chinese Ethics A New Possibility? -- Part II Why the Thick Concept Is So Important? -- Part III Emotion A Thick Ethical Concept -- 1. The Intensional Evolution of the Concept of "Emotion -- 2. The Idea Cluster Behind the Concept of "Emotion": Sense, Sight, and Feeling -- Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 2 Contemporary Full-Length Novels: A Literary Symbol -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- Chapter 3 The Novel Monthly and Chinese Literature in the 1920s -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- Chapter 4 Cultural Warfare: The Context and Situation of Chinese Literary Criticism in the 20th Century -- I. How Did "Cultural Warfare" Originate -- II. "A Finish Fight": The Context for Chinese Literary Criticism in the 20th Century -- III. "Dagger" and "Javelin": Critical Weapons in the Years of "Turmoil -- Chapter 5 To Transform Knowledge into Wisdom: On the Logical Starting Point for Literary and Art Theories -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- Chapter 6 On the Momentariness of Image Creation -- I -- II -- III -- Chapter 7 Lu Xun's Theories on New Fine Art -- Part I Lu Xun and the Art Revolution -- Part II Three Traditions of the Woodcut Campaign -- Part III Significance of the Notes in Peking -- Chapter 8 Hu Huanyong's Contributions to Chinese Population Geography: In Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Discovery of the "Hu Huanyong Line" -- I. Who Is Hu? -- II. Hu's Major Research Achievements, Academic Concepts and Influence -- III. Hu's Major Academic Papers and Monographs -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 Money in the Social Sciences: The Individual, Society, the State and Beyond -- Functionalism: Money, the Individual and Society.