From Teddy Bears to Talking Fish: Children’s Media and Animal Personhood with Cogen and Hope Bohanec
About this episode
Hope and Cogen discuss the portrayal of animal personhood in children's media and its impact on our perception of animals.
Hope’s husband, Cogen, returns to the show for a unique discussion on the portrayal of animal personhood in media. They delve into the evolution of children’s entertainment and examine the representation of animals as individual, intelligent persons. Cogen and Hope explore how the depiction of animal personhood in these films has shaped our perception of animals. From Mickey Mouse to Charlotte’s Web and the Muppets, they examine how we have come to empathize with animals and recognize their e...
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