Member blog: Justine Philip

— Growing up, I always gravitated towards animals – I avoided eating meat, I grieved deeply when my companion animals passed away,
Australasian Animal Studies Association
The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) is the preeminent association for animal studies in the region.
— Growing up, I always gravitated towards animals – I avoided eating meat, I grieved deeply when my companion animals passed away,
I am interested in captive animals, visual culture, animals in photography, animals in art, and photography as activism.
Szydlowski, Michelle (2022) ‘Elephants in Nepal: Correlating Disease, Tourism, and Welfare’, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2022.2028628 What scholarly disciplines
The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) has established an Activity Fund to support the work of members in the field of Animal
I am currently doing a PhD in the education and social work department, with a focus on environmental education in Aotearoa New
The paths we take are rarely linear. Mine has felt like I keep circling around the same topic – knowing animals –
I work in an avian-centric home and cohabitate with a combination of distinct individuals. Sharing a home and garden with birds is
I did a traditional politics degree, with little to no nonhuman animal content. When I got to honours level I was told
I’m an undergraduate student in Fine Arts and Media & Communication at the University of Tasmania, interested in how the non-human world
Areas of interest: Animals and plants in literature, Australian literature, Critical Animal Studies, Critical Plant Studies, Ecocriticism