ABSTRACT
In this introduction, authors highlight how the present book builds on, and contributes to, methodological debates in human-animal studies. By providing important context about the state of research in human-animal studies, and the current methodological fragmentation, the introduction orients readers to how, and why, a cohesive discussion of methodological tools is imperative. Authors then review each chapter’s contributions, describing authors’ central aims of re-focusing our methods to better attend to the animal side of human-animal relations. The introduction ends by discussing important limitations of the book, as well as suggesting ways forward for human-animal scholarship.
