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Spectacular Animals

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This chapter focuses on the increasing use of mediated representations of nonhuman animals by animal advocates in their campaigns. It suggests that these representations and spectacles containing these representations may act as “force multipliers”, giving animal advocates attention and support that exceeds their membership.

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  1. Sociology, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York, USA

    Brian M. Lowe

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Lowe, B.M. (2018). Spectacular Animals. In: Moral Claims in the Age of Spectacles. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50241-4_7

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