Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro

According to the Western tradition, a “great divide” separates human beings from non-human animals. Such a boundary underlies the anthropocentric interpretation of the world and the power system that ecofeminists call ‘anthroparchy’. Given its capacity to break the rules, it is possible to assume th...

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Main Author: Elena dell’Agnese
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Published: Firenze University Press 2023-08-01
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description According to the Western tradition, a “great divide” separates human beings from non-human animals. Such a boundary underlies the anthropocentric interpretation of the world and the power system that ecofeminists call ‘anthroparchy’. Given its capacity to break the rules, it is possible to assume that humour can undermine this hegemonic vision. To test such a hypothesis, the article examines the work of three American cartoonists who, albeit with different techniques and strategies, open a crack in this direction: Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts), Gary Larson (The Far Side) and Dan Piraro (Bizarro).
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Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
Storia delle Donne
anthropocentrism
anthroparchy
humor
cartoons
Charls M. Schulz (Peanuts)
Gary Larson (the Far Side)
title Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
title_full Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
title_fullStr Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
title_full_unstemmed Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
title_short Blurring interspecific boundaries: antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di Charles Schultz, Gary Larson e Dan Piraro
title_sort blurring interspecific boundaries antropocentrismo e discorso controegemonico nelle vignette umoristiche di charles schultz gary larson e dan piraro
topic anthropocentrism
anthroparchy
humor
cartoons
Charls M. Schulz (Peanuts)
Gary Larson (the Far Side)
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/15007
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