Date: December 11, 2013 By: Editor Michael J. Gilmour, Providence University College, Canada Animals, along with bestial similes and metaphors appear often in Charles Dickens’s Dombey and Son (1846–1848), providing readers with a way to navigate the moral landscape of the story told. Such zoological imagery is highly emotive. Animals are potentially vulnerable or violent, loyal or indifferent, cute and…
Date: December 11, 2013 By: Editor Tom Leskiw, Independent Researcher and columnist, USA Today’s ornithologists and birders take pride in a variety of references—field guides, published scientific papers, unpublished field notes—that accurately delineate the geographic range of a particular species. Especially in the case of non-migratory species, the limits of their range are well understood. However, in some cases, little thought…
Anindya Gangopadhyay, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal Abstract Usage of bestiary in modern literature is very common stylization to depict a harsh critical discourse very easily without hurting anyone directly. It becomes the finest way ever possible of comparing the specific characteristics with dual meaning using simply a mask of that particular symbol. Horse, tiger,…
Date: December 11, 2013 Author: Editor Santanu Ganguly, Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata, India The animal world (which includes animals, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects), has always been very closely connected with human civilization, providing food, products, a potent work-force and entertainment in a variety of ways. It is only in recent times that mechanization, vegetarianism and an…
Date: December 10, 2013 Author: Editor Alexis Reichert, University of Ottawa, Canada Introduction The concept of sacrifice, in all its different expressions and interpretations is central to Indian traditions. Many scholars of religion believe that theories of sacrifice are at the heart of theories of religion itself, as it demonstrates human efforts to connect with, or construct some…
Date: December 10, 2013 Author: Editor Dr. Priya Thakur, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka Abstract Animals represent the most primitive and longest imagery of contact and coexistence with man in art. Most of the present day domesticated animals share a common thread of evolutionary pattern with man in similar surroundings and have evolved in parallel with that of mankind….
Date: December 10, 2013 By: Editor Rudrashis Datta, Raiganj B. Ed. College, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. Abstract The horse has occupied a pride of place among the animals in most civilizations since ancient times, more so in the Vedic age where it was not only used as a military asset but also as a powerful symbol that concerned…
Date: March 20, 2014 Author: Editor This edition of Bhatter Colege Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies is dedicated to the broad multidisciplinary field of Animal Studies. The Animal Question was selected as a focal point of academic enquiry and discussion because of the demands of our time. We believe strongly that animals, not just as opposite beings—in relation to whom our…
Date: December 4, 2012 By: Editor Publisher: PearsonYear: 2010ISBN: 8131732045Pages: 312, paperback Price: INR 100.00 Review by Mithun Bhattacharjya Independent Scholar Rapid developments in the field of Information and Communication Technologies in recent times have transformed the world altogether. The global has become local, and the local is now recognised globally. It is not an exaggeration to say that…
Date: December 4, 2012 By: Editor Rohit K Dasgupta, University of the Arts London, UK Abstract In this paper I attempt to engage with three points of entry into a discussion on the category of the Cyberqueer. I begin by looking at Space and the transformative politics of the queer cyberspace. I follow this up with a discussion…