Animal Times
Have you ever paged (or surfed) through the New York Times and noticed the variety of news stories involving animals? Once you start to notice, it is hard to stop. Indeed, there are moments when I think I could build … Continue reading
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Why Animal Studies Now? (by Wendy Lochner)
Wendy Lochner is Senior Executive Editor for Religion, Philosophy and Animal Studies at Columbia University Press (CUP). Last week she posted a blog reflecting on animal ethics and social change, as well as her intentions to foster interdisciplinary work on … Continue reading
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Who, What, Where, When, Why: Human-Animal Studies (Lisa Brown)
WHAT is human-animal studies (HAS)? This is a question that scholars continue to debate, without much consensus. In my mind, HAS is an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the relationships between humans and other animals. More specifically, it is (ideally) a … Continue reading
Exploring Vegansexuality: An Embodied Ethics of Intimacy (by Annie Potts)
In 2006/07 the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies administered a nationwide survey exploring the perspectives and experiences of cruelty-free consumers. New Zealand is a small country (human population just over 4 million), whose economy since European settlement around 200 … Continue reading
SLSA Annual Conference, Portland, ME (by Lisa Brown)
This past weekend I had the great pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts in Portland, Maine. The theme of the conference was “coding” and I spoke on a panel with Ronnie … Continue reading
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New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies (NZCHAS)
Kia ora. We have pleasure in announcing the launch of New Zealand’s first national research centre for Human-Animal Studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. For more information on the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies (NZCHAS), … Continue reading