Category Archives: In the News

British Animal Studies Network – Sex – program available

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Lynn Mowson

This meeting will address issues including animal sexuality, the law, the conservation and reproduction of species, the place of animals in the sexual sciences, spontaneous generation, artificial insemination, and zoophilia from a range of disciplinary perspectives. To register to attend … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR PAPERS – Animal History Group Summer Conference

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Lynn Mowson

‘Animal Histories’ King’s College London, 28-29 June 2018 Keynote speaker: Dolly Jørgensen We are delighted to announce that, following the success of our inaugural summer workshop in 2017, the Animal History Group will be holding a two-day conference in London … Continue reading →

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Harvard Summer Course – The Animal-Human Divide

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Lynn Mowson

Harvard University will again, through its Summer School (www.summer.harvard.edu), offer an online Animal Studies course. The 2018 course is entitled “The Animal-Human Divide.” Registration opens March 1 and closes May 21. A copy of the syllabus for the course can be downloaded at … Continue reading →

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New Issue of Animal Studies Journal – Sanctuary edition

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

The latest issue of the Animal Studies Journal is now available online: Current Issue:  Volume 6, Number 2 (2017) “This special sanctuary edition of the Animal Studies Journal is dedicated to Minuet, who died not long ago after living an … Continue reading →

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Book release: A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015, by Gonzalo Villanueva has just been released. This book offers the first transnational historical study of the creation, contention and consequences of the Australian animal movement.  http://www.palgrave.com/br/book/9783319625867

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Legislative Policy Fellowship (Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program)

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program is inviting applications for a four-month Fellowship to examine policy implications of proposed and potential legislation seeking to prevent U.S. states from regulating the in-state sale of “agricultural products” produced outside state … Continue reading →

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Call for papers for a Special Issue on Animal Nationalisms

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

Animal nationalisms: Multispecies cultural politics, race, and nation un/building narratives Special Issue Proposal for the Journal of Intercultural Studies Yamini Narayanan (Deakin University) and Kathryn Gillespie (Wesleyan University) Animals have long been entangled with global cultural politics of nation-building and … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

Role of animal companions in the health and wellbeing of lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender women As part of a project being undertaken by researchers at Flinders University, Dr Damien Riggs, Dr Nik Taylor, Dr Heather Fraser and Ms Shoshana Rosenberg … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Journal of Urban affairs

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

The Journal of Urban Affairs is planning a special issue on animals in the city.  It will include papers that focus on the environmental, health, safety, ethical, and cultural implications of animals in the city and the human-animals interactions that … Continue reading →

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Book Series: Chapter Proposal Animals and Business Ethics

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Lynn Mowson

Chapter proposals are invited for Animals and Business Ethics, in the Springer Book Series: “Issues in Business Ethics”. Edited by Dr. Natalie Thomas (Evans); University of Guelph-Humber, University of Guelph, Canada. This book provides a long overdue examination of the … Continue reading →

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