representing animal-others in educational research

abstract

this paper encourages environmental and humane education scholars to consider the ethical implications of how nonhuman animals are represented in research. i argue that research representations of animals can work to either break down processes of "othering," or reinforce them. i explore various options for representing other animals, including concrete examples demonstrating some researchers' methodological and representation choices (including my own). finally, i consider questions pertaining to evaluating the quality and effectiveness of alternative and less common forms of representation.