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Animal Liberation Film Festival – AASA discount!
Animal Liberation Film Festival 2025 Exciting news from Naarm/Melbourne! Longtime AASA member Gonzalo Villanueva has co-founded the Animal Liberation Film
Annual General Meeting
Date: December 08 Time: WA 10–11am; NT 11:30am–12:30pm; QLD 12–1pm; SA 12:30–1:30pm; NSW/VIC/TAS 1–2pm; NZ 3–4pm Online – link will
Third Keynote Session Announced for AASA Conference 2025!
Our ECR Keynote Session AASA has a valuable Early Career Researcher (ECR) member base and the organisation wanted to highlight
Looking Ahead to AASA 2025
Looking ahead: Centring Animals Across the Disciplines AASA 2025 Written by Davita Coronel in conversation with Fernando do Campo. Our
Second Announcement of Keynote Session for AASA Conference 2025!
Our Opening Keynote Session The AASA 2025 conference marks a huge milestone for our Association. We will open the conference
First Keynote Speaker Announced for AASA Conference 2025!
Our First Keynote Speaker The organising committee for AASA 2025 is overjoyed to announce Danielle Celermajer as our first keynote
AASA Conference 2025 Tickets
Registrations Are Open! The University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia 5 – 7 November The 2025 Australasian Animal Studies Association
AASA Conference 2025
The University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia 5 – 7 November Abstract submissions have now closed. The 2025 Australasian Animal Studies
AASA Conference 2025 – Call For Papers
AASA 2025 – Call For Papers AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines The 2025 Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA)
Advocacy Update – Alex Vince – Animal Liberation
In this Advocacy Update, Dinesh Wadiwel speaks with Alex Vince, Campaign Manager for Animal Liberation Dinesh: I am curious about
Member Spotlight – Michelle Szydlowski
Dinesh Wadiwel speaks with AASA member, Michelle Szydlowski about her latest publicationCongratulations on Elephant Tourism in Nepal. Szydlowski, Michelle (2024)
Member Spotlight – Josephine Brown and Zoei Sutton
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA members Josephine Brown and Zoei Sutton about their latest publication Browne, Josephine and Sutton, Zoei
Member Spotlight – Rachel Yerbury
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Rachel Yerbury about her latest publication. Yerbury, R. M. Zoos and aquaria: Dark Tourism
Member Spotlight – Jane Kotzmann
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Jane Kotzmann about her latest publication. Kotzmann, Jane (2023) ‘Sentience and Intrinsic Worth as
Member Spotlight – Brenda De Groot
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Brenda De Groot about her scholarship and art. What originally drew you to the
Member Spotlight – Fernando Do Campo
How did you start birdwatching and how did birds become your primary focus? What did birdwatching reveal to you about
Advocacy Update – Jed Goodfellow, Australian Alliance for Animals
In this Advocacy Update, Dinesh Wadiwel speaks with Jed Goodfellow, Co-Founder and Director, Policy and Government Relations, Australian Alliance for
Member Spotlight – Boria Sax
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Boria Sax, author of numerous books on human-animal relations and lecturer and a teacher
Member Spotlight – Jes Hooper
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Jes Hooper about her latest book. What scholarly disciplines are most relevant to this
Member Spotlight – Gavin Bolsen
Ondine Sherman talks to AASA member, Gavin Bolsen about his latest publication. Bonsen, Gavin T., Arian D. Wallach, Dror Ben-Ami,
Watch the 2024 Val Plumwood lecture
Click above to view the 2024 VAL PLUMWOOD LECTURE SOCIAL LIVE OF ANIMALS: DOMINATION. INTERSECTIONALITY & HETEROTOPIA DR ERIKA
2024 Val Plumwood lecture
2024 VAL PLUMWOOD LECTURE SOCIAL LIVE OF ANIMALS: DOMINATION. INTERSECTIONALITY & HETEROTOPIA DR ERIKA CUDWORTH AASA is delighted to
AASA 2023 Prize Recipients
AASA 2023 Prize Announcement AASA 2023 Prize Recipients AASA was very excited to announce prize winners at the Animal Cultures Conference Dinner. The 2023 prizes
Member Showcase – Jen Valender
Member / Artist Jen Valander Jen Valender | Field 3 February 2024 – 5 May 2024 Animal Studies member and
2023 AASA Popular Communication of Animals Studies Prize
Claudia Hirtenfelder, who won the AASA Popular Communication Prize in 2021. The 2023 Australasian Animal Studies Association Popular Communication of
2023 AASA Journal Article by an Early Career Researcher Prize
The Australasian Animal Studies Journal Article Prize recognises excellence in the work of early-career researchers. The prize is focused on
New release for Laura Jean McKay
Award winning author and AASA member Laura Jean McKay releases a new collection of short stories. ‘‘Startling, beautiful, and dangerous.
Dingo Bold
Dingo Bold 30 September 2023 AASA member Rowena Lennox is talking about her book Dingo Bold at the Avid Reader
Activity Fund 2023
Application due date: COB Sydney Time, 31st July 2023 The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) has established an Activity Fund
Call for Papers: AASA Conference 2023 – Animal Cultures
The Call for Papers has now closed. The 2023 Conference of the Australasian Animal Studies Association will be held in-person