CFP: Conference Taxidermic Forms and Fictions
TAXIDERMIC FORMS AND FICTIONS: Call for Papers for SLSA Conference, November 9 – 12th, 2017, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. In our exploration of taxidermic forms and fictions, we will develop methods, frameworks, and paradigms that enable us to contextualize taxidermic practice in the wake of the anthropocene, an era of unparalleled species loss. How […]
Call for papers: Forging Alliances and Intersections
ICAS Oceania 2017 Conference 15 & 16 July, Melbourne Australia The theme this year is “Forging Alliances and Intersections”. We are looking for papers, workshops and presentations that address this issue, particularly in the Oceanic region. Please see our Call for Papers for more details
Call for Papers: TAXIDERMIC FORMS AND FICTIONS
SLSA Conference November 9 – 12th, 2017 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona What are the temporalities, histories, and post-mortem animal embodiments of taxidermic forms and fictions? In her seminal essay, “Teddy Bear Patriarchy,” Donna Haraway proclaims that the taxidermic form operates as a “servant of the real,” while feminist scholars Sara Ahmed and Jackie Stacey […]
AASA Travel Scholarships
A reminder that the AASA is offering 4 travel scholarships this year for the Animal Intersections conference in Adelaide, July 2017. 1 x International PG, 1 x Domestic PG and 2 for under-employed/casual academics or independent researchers. Applications are due on 31st March 2017 – go to our page for more information and to apply […]
British Animal Studies Network ‘Hearing’
Registrations are now open (early bird till March 19) for the 2 day meeting ‘Hearing’. The schedule and link to registration information is via this link.
Call for papers – Sanctuary Conference
Sanctuary: Reflecting on Refuge a conference about care and purpose at farmed animal sanctuaries September 29-30, 2017 Location: Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut Hosted by VINE Sanctuary and Wesleyan Animal Studies For more details go to the website here The conference will be comprised of paired talks and panel discussions. We envision talks to be engaging […]
CFP: Environmental Justice 2017
CFP: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 2017: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, 6-8 NOVEMBER 2017 In 1997, the University of Melbourne hosted a major international conference on ‘Environmental Justice: Global Ethics for the 21stCentury’. In 2017, the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney will host an anniversary event, focused on both a retrospective look […]
AASA Travel Scholarships for AASA Conference, 2017
We are pleased to announce 4 Travel Scholarships are available for attendance at the Animal Intersections Conference, AASA 2017, Adelaide. AASA 2017 PG Student Travel Scholarships & Travel Scholarships
AASA 2017 – Animal Intersections – Exhibition call for artists
Conference: ‘Animal Intersections’ University of Adelaide, July 3 – 5, 2017 Exhibition venue and dates: TBC (expected run of a minimum of two weeks) Exhibition curator: Victor J. Krawczyk To intersect means to come across another being on their course, to occasionally even intercept this other. An intersection is the fact or action of crossing […]
Call for Papers: AASA Conference 2017 ‘Animal Intersections’
July 3-5 at University of Adelaide, Australia Increasingly, Animal Studies turns towards the question of intersections: where, how and why human and animal lives intersect. Intersectionality offers us a way to explore interconnectedness to advance our understanding of the complex ways we relate to and interact with other animals and each other. Key note speakers […]