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Furry nation: the true story of America's most misunderstood subculture

By Strike , Joe

Book information

Publisher
Cleis Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781627782326, 9781627782333, 162778232X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (5824132 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Anthropomorphism in art;Anthropomorphism--Philosop

Description

Furry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on a more equal footing with people. It's existed since the beginning of time in prehistoric cave paintings, ancient gods and tribal rituals. It lives on today--not just in the sports mascots and cartoon characters we see everywhere, but in stage plays, art galleries, serious literature, performance art--and among furry fans who bring their make-believe characters to life digitally, on paper, or in the carefully crafted fursuits they wear to become the animals of their imagination. In Furry Nation, author Joe Strike shares the very human story of the people who created furry fandom, the many forms it takes--from the joyfully public to the deeply personal--and how Furry transformed his own life.

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