Exploring Animal Standpoint Theory in Literature

<p>Dogs are lauded as 'man's best friend.' But PhD student Molly Labenski argues that, in America, the real picture is of a dysfunctional, toxic 'friendship' between the human and canine species. She points to a revealing source of cultural attitudes — the use of fictional dogs by authors of 20th-century literature. <em>*This episode originally aired on April 5, 2022.</em></p>