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“I Want Meat!” : Gendered Eating and Anthropocentric Fighting in One Piece

Song Lopez, Gina LU orcid (2024) In The Lund Critical Animal Studies Collection p.41-53
Abstract
This chapter foregrounds the fictional and factual relations that inform contemporary human-animal entanglements in manga and anime through the series One Piece. The epic journey of the ‘Straw Hat Crew’ in search for freedom and empowerment is characterised by its multispecies cast, subversive themes, and social commentary. However, by examining its depictions of gender and multispecies relations through food and fighting I note that the story is cut short from its emancipatory potential. I reflect on how popular media contains neither value-free or inert narratives, in fact, they come with real-world implications for both human and nonhuman animals.
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type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Critical Animal Studies, Media Analysis, Anime, One Piece
host publication
Reimagining Species Relations : A Decade of Studying and Teaching Critical Animal Studies at Lund University - A Decade of Studying and Teaching Critical Animal Studies at Lund University
series title
The Lund Critical Animal Studies Collection
editor
Carreras, María R. ; Leth-Espensen, Marie ; Lindström, Lena ; Linné, Tobias ; Song Lopez, Gina and Yndal-Olsen, Naja
issue
1
pages
41 - 53
publisher
Department of Communication and Media, Lund University
ISSN
2004-9609
ISBN
978-91-89874-47-3
978-91-89874-46-6
language
English
LU publication?
yes
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28404c6e-98e1-4dc6-9fea-17e50a59ee7c
alternative location
https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/193598320/Reimagining_Species_Relations.pdf#page=44
date added to LUP
2024-09-04 15:51:13
date last changed
2025-04-04 14:21:25
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  author       = {{Song Lopez, Gina}},
  booktitle    = {{Reimagining Species Relations : A Decade of Studying and Teaching Critical Animal Studies at Lund University}},
  editor       = {{Carreras, María R. and Leth-Espensen, Marie and Lindström, Lena and Linné, Tobias and Song Lopez, Gina and Yndal-Olsen, Naja}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-89874-47-3}},
  issn         = {{2004-9609}},
  keywords     = {{Critical Animal Studies; Media Analysis; Anime; One Piece}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{41--53}},
  publisher    = {{Department of Communication and Media, Lund University}},
  series       = {{The Lund Critical Animal Studies Collection}},
  title        = {{“I Want Meat!” : Gendered Eating and Anthropocentric Fighting in One Piece}},
  url          = {{https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/193598320/Reimagining_Species_Relations.pdf#page=44}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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