A Rope over an Abyss: Humans as Animals
A Rope over an Abyss: Humans as Animals
This chapter focuses on science fiction texts which reverse the position of humans and animals, such that humans are perceived by alien beings as animals rather than recognising them as sentient beings. This reversal where humans are treated as humans treat animals prompts a reconceptualisation of what it means to be human and a reconsideration of how humans treat other species.
Keywords: science fiction, humans, animals, aliens, sentient beings
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