Table of Contents

Introduction: Vinciane Despret Preface: A Curious Practice 1. The Metamorphoses of Vinciane Despret 2. Models and Methods: Sketch of a Field Study 3. The Enigma of the Raven 4. Who Made Clever Hans Stupid? 5. The Pragmatics of Expertise 6. Beasts and Humans 7. The Otter and the Fish Farmer 8. Thinking Like a Rat 9. Animal Abecedary: "O for OEuvres" and "Q for Queer" 10. We Are Not So Stupid … Animals Neither 11. On Asking the Right Questions: An Interview with Vinciane Despret

About the Author

Brett Buchanan is Director of the School of the Environment, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.

Matthew Chrulew is ARC DECRA Research Fellow in the Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

Jeffrey Bussolini is Associate Professor of Sociology-Anthropology at City University of New York, USA.