Category Archives: Books & Journals

CFP: Animality and Textuality (Word and Text)

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Committee

CALL FOR PAPERSWord and Text: A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguisticsspecial issue Animality and TextualityGuest editor: Rodolfo Piskorski In “But as for me, who am I (following)?”, the second section of The Animal That Therefore I Am, Jacques Derrida contextualises … Continue reading →

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Call for Chapters: Animal History and the Common Good

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Committee

Chapter proposals invited for an edited collection, Animal History and the Common Good. Over the last month or so, we’ve seen plenty of discussion in public and academic contexts of the sad irony that the fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth … Continue reading →

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New publications:

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Committee

Alex Blanchette, Porkopolis: American Animality, Standardized Life, and the Factory Farm (Duke UP, 2020): https://www.dukeupress.edu/porkopolis Eva Giraud, What Comes After Entanglement: Activism, Anthropocentrism, and an Ethics of Exclusion (Duke UP, 2019): https://www.dukeupress.edu/what-comes-after-entanglement Andrew A. Robichaud, Animal City: The Domestication of America (Harvard UP, 2019): https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674919365 Gregory S. McElwain. Mary … Continue reading →

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CFP: ‘Developing Feminist Animal Studies: Critical Perspectives on Food and Eating’

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

We are looking for chapter proposals for an edited volume “Developing feminist animal studies: critical perspectives on food and eating”. The book is offered for publication in the Critical Animal Studies series of Brill. If you are interested in contributing … Continue reading →

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CFP: Special Issue ‘Therapies Incorporating Horses’

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

Human Animal Interaction (HAI) Section of the American Psychological Association has issued a Call for Papers for a special issue covering “Therapies Incorporating Horses to Benefit People: What are They and How are They Distinct?” The deadline for manuscript submittal is … Continue reading →

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CFP: Special Issue ‘Dogs and Conservation’

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

The Journal of Vertebrate Biology is pleased to announce an upcoming Special Issue, “Dogs and conservation: current and emerging considerations,” with Guest Editors Dr. K. Whitehouse-Tedd (Nottingham Trent University, UK), Dr. N. Richards and Dr. M. Parker (both from Working Dogs for Conservation, USA). The … Continue reading →

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New Books, Journals and Chapters

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

Books: Broom, D.M. and Johnson, K.G. (2019). Stress and Animal Welfare: Key Issues in the Biology of Humans and Other Animals, 2nd ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32153-6 Denworth, Lydia. (2020). Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. New … Continue reading →

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CFP: Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

The Animals & Society Institute’s Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies is seeking submissions for its Summer 2020 issue from undergraduate students and recently-graduated students from all disciplines. The deadline is April 1, 2020. Sloth is an online bi-annual journal the showcases the important … Continue reading →

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CFP: Dogs and Conservation

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

The Journal of Vertebrate Biology is pleased to announce an upcoming Special Issue, “Dogs and conservation: current and emerging considerations,” with Guest Editors Dr. K. Whitehouse-Tedd (Nottingham Trent University, UK), Dr. N. Richards and Dr. M. Parker (both from Working Dogs for Conservation, USA). The … Continue reading →

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New Journal Articles and Chapters

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

Thanks to the Animals & Society Institute for this List Following are some of the research articles and book chapters published this month in the field of Human-Animal Studies.Special Issues:Mamzer, H., Ed. (2019). An animal as a subject. An animal as … Continue reading →

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