Farm animals: between pets and livestock
This essay explores farmers' interaction and emotional attachment to their cows. More precisely, the emotional attachment, conceptualisation of a good cow and good stockmanship was analysed using phenomenological approaches and Rhoda Wilkie’s (2005: 218) classification of sentient commodities as...
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| Formato: | Second cycle, A2E |
| Lenguaje: | sueco Inglés |
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2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8472/ |
| Sumario: | This essay explores farmers' interaction and emotional attachment to their cows. More precisely, the
emotional attachment, conceptualisation of a good cow and good stockmanship was analysed using
phenomenological approaches and Rhoda Wilkie’s (2005: 218) classification of sentient
commodities as a central concept. The fieldwork was carried out as a participant observation on an
alpine farm in the Swiss Alps during one summer. The essay discusses how farmers emotionally
relate to their cows, how the emotional relationship is different to other livestock animals and
ultimately, how the emotional attachment of the farmer to their animals enables the transgression of
the division of pet and livestock in farm animals. |
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