"Political Issues are Dog Issues": Epistemic Disruption and the Rhetorics of Trans-species Justice in Force-Free Dog Training.

Situated in the intersection of rhetoric and critical animal studies, this article examines the communication practices of marginalized justice-oriented force-free dog trainers. Through semi-structured interviews and rhetorical analysis of social media content and podcast episodes produced by this c...

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Publicado en:Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 170 - 202
Autor principal: Yam, Shui-Yin Sharon
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Publicado: University of Nebraska Press 2025
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