Description

Are they human, or are they beast? Over the past several decades, the world has seen a new phenomenon on the rise, a group of people identifying as “furries.” They have appeared in the news and popular TV shows as adults wearing fursuits and participating in sex parties, but what are they really? As a sequel to the award-winning first volume, this collection of essays on the furry fandom reveals furries through their own eyes, with bestselling novelists Bill Kieffer and Phil Geusz, celebrity social media characters Jesus Fox and Satan Fox, the International Anthropomorphic Research Project, and so many more, covering topics from anthropomorphic animal science fiction to furry clubs to furry gender identity and the psychology behind furries. Some of the essays are comical and playful, while others are serious and academic. On one paw, this is a work for non-furries to get a glimpse into the anthropomorphic world. On the other, this is a chance for furries to hear from many of their favorite furries.

The Importance of Being Seen: Foucault, Furries, and the Dual-Exchange of (In)visibility by Televassi
The Furclub Movement by Patch
Interview with the Foxes of Yiff Jesus Fox and Satan Fox
Gender: Furry by Makyo
Am I Furry?: Fandom vs Genre by Mary Lowd
Furries and Science Fiction, or…From the Very Beginning, We Were There by Phil Geusz
TF=Transformation by Bill Kieffer
History of Furry Publishing II by Fred Patten
“It Just Clicked”: Discovering Furry Identity and Motivations to Participate in the Fandom by Dr. Stephen Reysen
The Highs, the Lows, and Post-Con Depression: A Qualitative Examination of Furries’ Return Home Following an Anthropomorphic Convention by Dr. Sharon Roberts
Say It Ain’t So: Addressing and Dispelling Misconceptions about Furries by Dr. Courtney Plante
Furries, Therians and Otherkin, Oh My! What Do All Those Words Mean, Anyway? by Drs. Kathleen Gerbasi and Elizabeth Fein

Editor: Thurston Howl
Publisher: Thurston Howl Publications
Style:  Non-fiction articles
Content:  Anthology
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Parental Rating: PG
Publication Date: August 2017