Animals, Disability, and the End of Capitalism

Anthony J. Nocella II, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Salt Lake Community College. He has published over fifty peer-reviewed book chapters or articles and over forty books. He is the editor of the Peace Studies Journal and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies.Amber E. George, Ph.D., is a scholar-activist who taught at Misericordia University, and currently teaches philosophy at Galen College. Dr. George is a member of the Eco-ability Collective and Executive Director of Finance of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. She is also the editor of the Journal of Critical Animal Studies.John Lupinacci, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at Washington State University, where he teaches in the Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education (CSSTE) program. His work examines the relationships between schools and the reproduction of the cultural roots of social suffering and environmental degradation.

“This book adds to the growing literature on eco-ability, adding a number of new voices to the conversation. Drawing on diverse theoretical perspectives and firsthand experience, the authors in this collection make clear the connections between ableism and speciesism.”Constance Russell, professor at Lakehead University

• Acknowledgments – Judy K.C. Bentley: Foreword – Anthony J. Nocella II/Amber E. George/John Lupinacci: Introduction: Defending and Sharing Space and Place for Eco-ability Voices for Total Liberation –Anthony J. Nocella II/Amber E. George/John Lupinacci /Meneka Repka: Critical Animal Studies and the Importance of Anti-Racist and Anti-Ableist Politics – Sarah R. Adams: The Interdependency of Humans and Nature: A Plea for Ecopedagogy and Eco-ability Activism – Daniel Salomon: From Collective Autism to Autistic Wildness – Daniel Salomon: I Fled to the Wilderness and Was Surprised by Enlightenment – Hannah Monroe: Post-Structural Analyses of Conformity and Oppression: A Discussion of Critical Animal Studies and Neurodiversity – Mary Fantaske: Giving a Face to the Nameless Numbers – Nic ole R. Pallotta: Reframing Companion Animal Disability Using the Social Model: Removing Barriers and Facilitating Care – Ava HaberkornHalm: Seeding Ableism – Marissa Anderson: Dealing with Trauma Holistically: Introducing Eco-ability Liberatory Therapy – Contributors – Index.