Category Archives: In the News

ARiS Reading Group, February 2020

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Susan Pyke

by Greg Murrie Animal Rights in Sydney (ARiS) began in August 2016 with an inaugural meeting at the Town Hall Hotel, Newtown. The original convenors, John Hadley, Siobhan O’Sullivan and Dinesh Wadiwel, still convene the group. This animal rights reading … 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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Survey – 2020 Animal Studies Survey of the Field

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

You are invited to take part in a research study about the field of Animal Studies (also known as Human Animal Studies, Critical Animal Studies). This survey is aimed at scholars including research higher degree students (PhD and Masters), academic … Continue reading →

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News: Update on International Law and Policy

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

Courtesy of Animals & Society Institute The College & Research Libraries News has released an Introduction to animal law: Resources for online research and study. The open access publication includes animal lawLibGuides, programs of study, case law sources, open access animal law journals, state animal law … Continue reading →

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CFP: Life without Animals

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

Coordinated by the University of Derby, the Life Without Animals: The Second (Un)Common Worlds Conference is slated for July 14-16, 2020 in Derby, UK. The conference invites proposals from all disciplines and fields in response to our title, Life With and Without Animals. Deadline is March, … 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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Funding for research into the human-animal bond

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Lynn Mowson

The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) is releasing a three-year funding scheme to support research, which furthers our understanding of the human-animal bond. For funding to be considered by SCAS, projects or research must be specifically related to the human-animal bond. … Continue reading →

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