Abstract
This paper examines the way in which non-human animals are constructed as unwanted object through human language, culture and economic system, and how such construction in return affects the lives of the animals. The paper aims to think through the entangled interconnected relationship among animals, humans and environment on both the conceptual and material levels. It argues that animals are deeply enmeshed in capitalist system while the animal-garbage connection can be traced in etymological, cultural, and economic and ecological systems. In order to reflect on our culture, globalization, and modernity, an Indian documentary film, The Plastic Cow, by Kunal Vohra, is raised as an example to discuss the theme of "garbage/animal," and the film also provides a case for exploring cinematic representational strategies.
First Page
203
Last Page
213
Recommended Citation
Chia-ju, Chang. 2016. "Ruminating on Garbage: Exemplified by Kunal Vohra's Film The Plastic Cow." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (4): pp.203-213. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss4/17
