Author Archives: Susan Pyke

Re-presenting animals: In conversation with Debra Merskin

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Debra Merskin is professor of media studies in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, US. Her research focuses on how the media and popular press represent nonhuman animals, resulting in species stereotypes, and how these … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group, 26 August 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Susan Pyke

The August session, ‘Writing with Animals’, was a fascinating mix of theory and application. We began with a work by Linda Vance, that appeared in Carol J Adams and Josephine Donovan’s collection of essays in the then emergent field of … Continue reading →

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Inside the Grass Library

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Inside the Grass Library David Brooks with Christine Townend, Blue Mountains Writers Festival, August 2019 David Brooks’s new book, The Grass Library (Brandl & Schlesinger) was released in early August 2019. The publishers describe the book as ‘a philosophical and … Continue reading →

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Report on the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group in July 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group, 29 July 2019 The Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group had a break over June then returned, in July, to read two significant works that are recognised as forming a famous debate: ‘We are all meat?’. … Continue reading →

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Report on the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group in May 2019

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group, 27 May 2019 In May, the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group read Marti Kheel’s analysis of the psychological, ethical and spiritual dimensions that are culturally associated with hunting, sparking a far-reaching conversation (1996). Our discussion … Continue reading →

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Report on the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group in April 2019

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group, 29 April 2019 The Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group recently engaged with Carol Adams’ work with the animal industrial complex, a term coined by Barbara Noske and elaborated upon by Richard Twine. There has been … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Susan Pyke

Yunker, John (ed). 2018. Writing for Animals: New Perspectives for Writers and Instructors to Educate and Inspire.  Ashland, Oregon: Ashland Creek Press. Review by Emma Hardy April 2019 Two years ago, I went out to the Great Barrier Reef with … Continue reading →

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Report on the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group in March 2019

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Susan Pyke

The Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group continued our exploration of early animal studies scholarship, curated by lynn mowson, with Lori Gruen’s work on “Dismantling Oppression” (1993). Broadening the focus from ‘single issues’ is, Gruen argues, the only way to avoid … Continue reading →

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Report on the Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group in February 2019

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Susan Pyke

The Melbourne Knowing Animals Reading Group is spending 2019 with foundational thinking that focuses on multispecies justice. We began the year with Cora Diamond’s seminal paper “Eating Meat and Eating People” (1978). This work, which responds to the early animal … Continue reading →

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