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Conclusion: Undumb

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This chapter asks the question: How could television representations change in order to attend to animals in a manner that is not exploitative? It argues that ideas of species, as well as human superiority, need to be abandoned, and media such as television should explore newer forms of representation that attempt to account for animals’ subjectivity. It also argues that a key problem is the humanities themselves, which by definition prioritise the human. The chapter therefore ends with a call for a rejection of the humanities, arguing for the animalities to take their place.

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Mills, B. (2017). Conclusion: Undumb. In: Animals on Television. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51683-1_7

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