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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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Melbourne: Knowing Animals Reading Group April 2019

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

Our next session focuses on The Animal Industrial Complex.  As with the previous session – there are accompanying thematic texts, however the focus is on Carol J Adams’ article. If you would like to join us – contact hrae-info@unimelb.edu.au – we meet … 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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British Animal Studies CFP: Movements

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

The CFP for the autumn 2019 BASN meeting has just gone live. ‘Movements’ will be held at the University of Leeds on 22 and 23 November, under the direction of Lourdes Orozco, Jonathan Saha and Tom Tyler. If you are … Continue reading →

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Politics and Animals announces that the 2019 issue is open for submissions!

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

Politics and Animals is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that explores the human-animal relationship from the vantage point of political science and political theory. It hosts international, multidisciplinary research and debate — conceptual and empirical — on the consequences and possibilities … Continue reading →

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CFP: Canadian Animal Law Conference – Learning from the past, looking to the future

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

October 4 – 6, 2019SCHULICH SCHOOL OF LAW, Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaOctober 4 – 6,  2019 –  Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Featuring a keynote address by Professor Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation  The field of … Continue reading →

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News: Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law will officially be launched on 26 April 2019 Why animal rights law? The welfare of animals has been on moral, social, and legal agenda since the 19th century, and many countries have made … Continue reading →

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Fellowships: Burning Questions Fellowship Award

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

Fellowships to tackle problem of global industrial food animal production. • The fellowships are meant primarily for academic researchers (including independent scholars) interested in helping to address negative impacts of global industrial food animal production (especially in low- and middle-income … Continue reading →

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Dr Alex Lockwood on public vigils for nonhuman animals

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

Alex Lockwood is a writer, activist and public speaker. Please visit his website for more info and updates: http://alexlockwood.co.uk/ ‘It’s a busy one today,’ says the guy with the goatee beard, who we often talk to as he arrives for work. … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Reading Group 2019 – ‘A Focus on Seminal Works in Animal Studies’

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Lynn Mowson

The Human Rights and Animal Studies Research Network (HRAE) runs a monthly reading group. Each group is held on the last Monday of the Month at 6-7pm. This year the focus is on seminal/early works in Animal Studies – recognising … Continue reading →

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