The Animals’ Manifesto: Preventing Covid-X
Introduced by Dr. Jane Goodall, and supported by approx. 200 international NGOs the Animals Manifesto is designed to create a more sustainable, equitable and humane world. It is an appeal for us to address our disrespect of animals and the natural world that facilitated the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Doing so will […]
Extinction is Personal – Lori Marino
In 2018 I had a deeply personal experience with a member of a whale community that brought home to me what extinction means on the individual level. Scarlet was a plucky orca calf who was a member of the southern resident killer whale (SRKW) community in Puget Sound, Washington. But just as she approached her […]
AASA Masterclass: Tools for Animal Studies Research
Are you new to animal studies research? Do you grapple with current theoretical debates – such as intersectionality and decolonial approaches? Do you wonder how and where to publish? If you would like to understand the basics of the publication process, from pitching an article idea to responding to peer review and get advice on […]
PhD Opportunity: Safeguarding bird biodiversity in forest landscapes (UTas)
Closing: 12 February 2021 Birds are affected by land-use changes impacting structure and composition of forests and many species rely on old-growth trees for nesting habitat. Different approaches to plantation and native forest timber harvesting, wildfire impacts, and availability of mature forest reserves could have varying impacts on bird communities. This project will contribute to […]
PhD and ECR: The Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals
Applications for the 2022 awards will open in early 2021 Details This fund offers annual science grants of up to $20,000 each to support field-based, high-quality ecological research. The objective of the grant is to provide financial support for conservation-based research of Australian ecosystems (including off-shore islands and the continental shelf) that ultimately will lead […]
European Association for Critical Animal Studies Conference dates for 2021
EACAS has announced the dates for the 7th biennial conference – May 24-25, 2021. The conference will be virtual. Calls for papers will be announced soon via the website: https://www.eacas.eu/ and/or twitter @eacas_eu
CFP: Animal Satire – deadline reminder
Animal Satire Editors Susan McHugh (University of New England) and Robert McKay (University of Sheffield) Intelligent interest in or ethical commitment to animals has always been a rich source and target of satire or parody. Recent kerfuffles about the publication and then withdrawal of spoof essays about dogs on the Berlin wall, by a collective known […]
Virtual knowing animals reading group: 30 November, 5.30-6.30pm – ‘Ibis and the City’
This month we will discuss Paul Allatson and Andrea Connor’s paper ‘Ibis and the city: bogan kitsch and the avian revisualisation of Sydney’, Visual Communication, Vol 19, Issue 3, pp.369-390, May 2020. Paul and Andrea will be joining us. All are welcome, contact lynn mowson at hrae-info@unimelb.edu.au for the paper and zoom link for the […]
Grant Opportunity: ProVeg International
Funding available for work that aligns with ProVeg’s mission to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50% by the year 2040. See http://proveggrants.org/grants/ for more details. ProVeg Grant: to fund vegan advocacy and meat reduction efforts: $10,000-$30,000 USD. Applications taken 4 times a year, next deadlines is 1 December, 2020. Eligible Proposal Categories: Corporate […]
Virtual Conference: 20th Annual North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies 7-8 November
Free and open to the public – go to this page for the zoom link and speaker abstracts: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/2020/09/naicasconference2020/?fbclid=IwAR2YJ4qY9WRL2l46WM-4sXY6WlQCPnJ7Z0zefLMKUniyvfrkhuV5bcj8BC4