In this scintillating combination of critical race theory, social
commentary, veganism, and gender analysis, media studies scholar Aph
Ko offers a compelling vision of a reimagined social justice movement
marked by a deconstruction of the conceptual framework that keeps
activists silo-ed fighting their various oppressions—and one
another. Through a subtle and extended examination of Jordan Peele’s
hit 2017 movie Get Out, Ko shows the many ways that white supremacist
notions of animality and race exist through the consumption and
exploitation of flesh. She demonstrates how a critical historical and
social understanding of anti-Blackness can provide the pathway to
genuine liberation.
Highly readable,
richly illustrated, and full of startling insights, Racism as
Zoological Witchcraft is a brilliant example of the emerging
discipline of Black veganism by one of its leading voices.