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photo of Gina Song Lopez (also known by Chih-Lan Song)

Chih-Lan Song

Doctoral student

photo of Gina Song Lopez (also known by Chih-Lan Song)

“I Want Meat!” : Gendered Eating and Anthropocentric Fighting in One Piece

Author

  • Gina Song Lopez

Editor

  • María R. Carreras
  • Marie Leth-Espensen
  • Lena Lindström
  • Tobias Linné
  • Gina Song Lopez
  • Naja Yndal-Olsen

Summary, in English

This chapter foregrounds the fictional and factual relations that inform contemporary human-animal entanglements in manga and anime through the series One Piece. The epic journey of the ‘Straw Hat Crew’ in search for freedom and empowerment is characterised by its multispecies cast, subversive themes, and social commentary. However, by examining its depictions of gender and multispecies relations through food and fighting I note that the story is cut short from its emancipatory potential. I reflect on how popular media contains neither value-free or inert narratives, in fact, they come with real-world implications for both human and nonhuman animals.

Department/s

  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University

Publishing year

2024-08

Language

English

Pages

41-53

Publication/Series

The Lund Critical Animal Studies Collection

Issue

1

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Department of Communication and Media, Lund University

Topic

  • Other Social Sciences

Keywords

  • Critical Animal Studies
  • Media Analysis
  • Anime
  • One Piece

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2004-9609
  • ISBN: 978-91-89874-46-6
  • ISBN: 978-91-89874-47-3