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Animail:April2017DearAASAMembers,

ThingsarebecomingdecidedlyAdelaideianaroundhere:

We’reallreallyexcitedabouttheAdelaideconferencecomingupverysoonandthiseditioncontainsnewsfromourorganizers….Page2isareportfromourConferenceOrganisersandpage4featuresanupdatefromVictorKrawczykabouttheArtseventsplannedforalongsidetheconference.

TheExecutiveCommitteeofAASAalsohadthedifficulttaskofdecidingthewinnersforourTravelScholarshipsfortheconference.Wereceivedover2dozenapplicationsandafterourrankingsanddeliberations,thecommitteedecidedon4clearwinners.

CONGRATULATIONSto:

• EstherAlloun(DomesticPG):'Thepromisedlandforvegans':identity,cultureandplaceinthemakingofIsraelianimalactivism'

• SarahBezan(InternationalPG):Crace's'TheDevil'sLarder'andtheedibilityofhuman,animal,andvegetablebodies'

• AndreaConner(Independentscholar):‘UrbanIbisagency’• GonzaloVillanueva(Independentscholar):‘AnimalsandLaw-anAustralianhistory’

Thankyoutoeveryonewhoapplied-thestandardofsubmissionswasveryhigh.

ThiseditionofAnimailcontainsprofilesof3AASAmembers–ZoeiSutton,VictorKrawczykandRowenaLennox.

AreminderaboutourFacebookpagewhereyoucankeepuptodatewithactivitiesinthefieldhttps://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/andalsoareminderaboutourwebsitewithitsuptodatestreamofinformation(thankslargelytotheamazingLynnMowson:http://animalstudies.org.au/archives/category/news/call-for-papers.

BigthankstoAnniePottsforthismonth’snewbookreleasesectionandtoRickDeVosforhismemberprofiles.

Cheers,fiona

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ExcitingTimesAhead!AASAConference2017-UPDATE

Draftprogramoutsoon!Keepwatchingthewebsitehttp://aasa2017.com.au/

The AASA 2017 Conference in Adelaide is getting closer! We are very excited to be hosting this amazingevent.Detailsofeachdayarebeingrefinedandarepleasedtoconfirm:

Sunday2ndJuly–ReceptionincludingValPlumwoodMemorialLecture

TheconferencewillkickoffwiththewelcomereceptionSundayafternoon

(4-5pm) when Professor Fiona Probyn-Rapsey will deliver the Val PlumwoodMemorialLecture:“Theculturalpoliticsoferadication”.

FirstPlenaryArtPanelinConferenceHistory

Monday will include, a first for an AASA conference, an art panel ofinternational andAustralian artists and academics discussing howanimal andhuman life intersect in the arts. In addition there are concurrent sessionsfocussedonartwithaspecialperformanceonthelastday.

Monday3rd July -Mondaywillhavea focusonpets,domesticatedanimals,healthandwellness,horses,andsport.

KEYNOTEJamesSerpell–leadingexpertonthehuman:animalintersection

Professor James Serpell from the University of Pennsylvania is our morning keynote speaker.Authorof“IntheCompanyofAnimals:AStudyofHuman-AnimalRelationships”andeditoroftwoeditions of “The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactionswith People” ProfessorSerpellisinternationallyknownforhisworkregardingdomesticanimals.

Adelaide Premier of “Baxter andMe”.Meet the Directortoo!

OnMondayeveningaspecialscreeningofthefilm“BaxterandMe”willbeshowing(ticketed).

BaxterandMerecountsGillianLeahysrelationshipwithherfour-legged friends, whilst she lives through some of themost dramatic post-war changes to the social-politicalmilieu of Australia. This politically inflected work draws

viewersintoconsiderhowloveforourpetscouldactasafoundationtocareandempathizewithothernon-humananimals.Thefilmwonbestdocumentaryscriptattheprestigious49thAustraliaWritersGuildAwardsin

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2016. The film will be followed by Q&A with the director, Associate Professor Gillian Leahy, University ofTechnologySydney.

JanetteYoung–co-convenorforAASA2017.

HighArtandAnimalLifeIntersect:ChangestoAASAArtEvents

ThisyeartherehasbeenanunprecedentedamountofhighqualitysubmissionsfortheAustralasianAnimalStudiesAssociation’sartexhibitionfromthenationandaroundtheworld.

Victor Krawczyk and Caroline Adams, curators andeventofficersfortheAdelaideconference,decidedthatitwasessential for theretobetwositestoexhibit thework.Details about thenewgallery siteswill bemadeavailableontheconferencewebsiteverysoon.

Several works will now be displayed at the PeanutGallery, an intimate viewing space located in thehistoric Adelaide Arcade. Scotsman, Ronald Binne’sworkcalledPanCelebritaswillbeondisplaythere,it isa collection of finely executed graphite portraits offamous20thcenturychimpanzees.

Binnesaysthat‘thedrawingsplayonideasofcelebrityculture and species difference as well as human cultural tropes around dystopian scenarios inpopularcultureoftheusurpingoftraditionalspecieshierarchythatpositionsthehumanatthetop’.

Another artist to feature work at the Peanut is SouthAustralian artist and writer, Stephanie Radok. Her work hasincreasingly become ‘concerned with the connection andrecognition between animals and humans’ and this has beenrealisedinhermagnificentwoodcutsofAustralianFauna,Oncewereneighbours(Series1).

AtNexusArts,therewillbeacommissionedperformanceandmoving-image exhibition at the conference closing. A Dutchartistbased in theUK,DemelzaKooij, has createda stunningshortfilmthatwillfeatureinthemoving-imageexhibitionandperformanceentitled,Wolves,ABird’sEyeView.Usingdronetechnologytocaptureuniqueshotsofwolves,Kooijproducesashort film that goes against the grain of traditional wildlifedocumentaries,whereshesays,‘thetranquilsilencedrawsthespectatorinandallowstheviewertodiscoverthewolfanew’.

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Thisyear’sarteventsareset tobe themostambitiouseverexecuted forAASA,andsurely showsthattheAdelaideConferenceOrganizingCommitteehasheardthecalltocreatepubliceventsthatactasbridgesbetweentheconferenceproperandlocalcommunity.

For details on the art events pleasecontact Mr Victor J [email protected] and Dr CarolineAdams, [email protected]

TOP LEFT: Ronald Binne, Pan Celebritas - NimChimpsky,graphitedrawingonpaper.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Stephanie Radok, Once wereneighbours(Series1),woodcut.

BOTTOMLEFT:DemelzaKooij,FilmStillfromWolves,ABird’sEyeView.

MemberProfilesCompiledbyRickDeVos,MembershipSecretary.

ZoeiSutton

AsIwritethisprofile,asmallfurrypawpatsatmyarm,followedbyasighandthisface.

Mostnightswegothroughthesameritual,beginningwiththeabove‘stoptypingandplaywithme’face,andusuallyendingwithasubtlenudgingoftheoffendinglaptopontothefloor.SufficetosayMollinidoesnotappreciatemyworkhabits.TheironyofavoidingherrequestswhileIworkonmythesisisnotlostonme—mydoctoralresearchexaminestheconstructionandnavigationofhuman-companionanimalrelationships,particularlyhowandtowhatextenttheyallowfornonhumananimalagency.

IhavegravitatedtowardsanimalsandanimalissuesaslongasIcanremember.Igrewupwithmanycompanionanimals,inafamilythattookonanyanimalthatneededahome—fromkittensfoundin

gutterstobirdsretrievedfrombusyroads,andmanymorealongtheway.Ibecamevegetarianinmyteenageyears,volunteeredatalocalanimalshelterandworkedinagroomingsalon,pickingupdogwalkingandpetsittingontheside.Ilovedgettingtoknowsomanyanimalsandmuchpreferred

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anythinganimalrelatedtomyother,human-centricjobs.Iwasalsofascinatedbythemanydifferentformsofhuman-companionanimalrelationshipsIwasabletoobserve.Althoughmostownerstalkabouttheircompanionanimalsusingsimilarlanguage—partofthefamily,loved,spoiled—Iwasstruckbyhowoftenournonhumanclientssufferedfromwhatseemedtobeanacceptedamountofneglect.Untreatedskindisorders,extremematting,infrequentbathingandanxietyandbehaviouralissueswereoftenlaughedofforblamedontheanimal.Iwasshockedbyhowoftenwesawclientslikethisinthegroomingsalon—thesewerenottherejectedanimalsattheshelter,oranimalsbeingtakenawayfromtheirlivingsituation.Theseweretheapparently‘loved’‘membersofthefamily’whowouldoftenbesenthomeonlytobereturnedinasimilarstateinfuture.ThisisperhapswhenIstartedtothinkmorecriticallyaboutourrelationshipswithcompanionanimals.

IarrivedatuniversitywiththeintentionofattainingaLaw/Artsdoubledegreeinordertobecomealegaladvocatefornonhumananimals.HoweverIquicklyfoundthatitwasSociologythatofferedmemoreopportunitiestothinkcriticallyandsystematicallyaboutourrelationshipswithanimals.InmythirdyearItookanAnimalSociologycoursewhichexposedmetoawholenewfieldofliterature—oneinwhichanimalswerecentral,explicitlydiscussed,ratherthanhavingtobeworkedintowhatevertheoryoressayIwasengagedinatthetime.Ibecameveganandfounditcuriousthatinmanycommunityvegangroups,companionanimalrelationshipswereoftennotsubjecttothesameblanketcondemnationappliedtoallotherformsofanimaluse.SincethenIhaveendeavouredtoseekoutandconductresearchthatcriticallyengageswiththeserelationships.MyHonoursthesisexploredthedisposabilityofcompanionanimals,andmyPhDresearch(conductedunderthesupervisionofA/ProfNikTaylorandDrHeatherFraser)seekstobuilduponthisbyconsideringthelivedexperienceofhuman-companionanimalrelationships.Iamparticularlyinterestedinhowourviewofhuman-companionanimalrelationshipsmightchangewhenweincludecompanionanimalsmoremeaningfullyinresearch.Assuch,in-homeobservationhasbeenanimportantaspectofmymethodology—allowingmetoobserveandincludecompanionanimalinteractionstothegreatestextentpossible,ratherthanrelyingsolelyonhumantestimoniesininterviews.

Inadditiontomydoctoralresearch,Iamco-convenor(alongwithYaminiNarayananandNickPendergrast)ofTheAustralianSociologicalAssociation’sSociologyandAnimalsThematicGroup,andaReviewEditorfortheonlinesocialscienceresourceH-Net’sH-Animalchannel.IamalsoamemberoftheAASAandtheAnimalsinSocietyWorkingGroup.Memberscankeepupwithmylatestwork

byfollowingmeonacademia.eduandtwitter.ThisyearIamlookingforwardtofinishingmydoctoralthesisandpresentingattheAASA,SociologyandAnimals,andTASAconferences.

WhenI’mnotstudying,Ispendmytimewiththreefabulouscanines:Mollini,Lorelei,andTommy,andpartnerNathan.Ourfavouriteactivitiesincludegardening,toyhuntsandaccidentalfetch(alittleknownvariationoffetchwhereby

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fetchableobjectsarestrategicallyplacedwheretheyarelikelytobenudged...usuallyaprecursortotraditionalfetchand/ormuddylaundry),thoughIsuspecttherearemanymoreenrichinggamesoccurringin‘dogworld’,downthefarendofthegarden,outofhumaneyesight.

RowenaLennoxTherewerelotsofanimalswhereIgrewupinCronulla,abeachsuburbonthesouthernoutskirtsofSydney.Therewerethe‘pet’tortoiseswhoalwaysmanagedtoescapefromtheconcretelaundrytuboutthebackwhereweputthem.TherewasBlinky,abluebudgie,whoflewaroundthehouseandlefthisdroppingsonmysisterJane’spicturesofJesus.TherewasanechidnawhoIwassoexcitedtoseescurryingacrossourdriveway.Thereweretwohorses,PatchandRena,grazinginthevacantblockacrosstheroadandthereweredogs.

Right:Alexdoesn’tlooklikehe’senjoyingthisphotomuch!

ThedogsweretheonesIknewthebest.Someofthem,likemymother’slegendarydogSandy,diedbeforeImetthem.Myfamilyhadcattledogs–Flash,Patch,Tiger,BeauandPossum,whogavebirthtothefirstpupsofhertwolittersinmybedroom.TherewasmybrotherRoderick’scattledogAlex,mysisterGina’sGermanShepherdAliandmybrotherBruce’sNewfoundlandSorrow.

EventuallytherewasmydogZefa.

Left:Zefaasapupwithme

IenjoymytimewithZefasomuchIwantedtowriteaboutherperceptions,andhowsheisbothautonomousandcooperative.Whenin2012theanimaladvocacycharityVoicelessofferedaprizeforwritingaboutfactoryfarmedanimalsoranAustraliannativeanimal,myessayaboutZefaexpandedtoincludesomeofherancestors,whoaredingoes.

IwasshockedtolearnhowdingoesarepersecutedacrossAustraliaandIwantedtoknowwhypeoplekillthisotherspecieswithsuchvehemence.Humanshavestrong,oftenpolarised,feelingsandopinionsabouttheseintelligent,adaptable,sociableanimals.In2014I

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startedadoctorateofcreativeartsatUniversityofTechnologySydneytowriteabook-lengthcreativenon-fictionmanuscriptaboutemotionalrelationshipsbetweenpeopleanddingoes.

Myfirstbook,FightingSpiritofEastTimor:thelifeofMartinhodaCostaLopes(Pluto/Zed,2000),wasaboutanEastTimoreseleaderwhodiedinexileinPortugalbeforeinternationalattentionhelpedEastTimorgainitsindependencefromIndonesianoccupation.Iwasinterestedintheperceptions,thoughtsandfeelingsofasickelderlypriestdyingalongwayfromhome.ButDomMartinho’slifewasinextricablyboundupwithpolitics.

Icannotseparatedingoesfrompolitics,either.Joininganimalstudiesreadinggroupsandattendinganimalstudiesconferenceshasenabledmetothinkaboutdingoesfromsomanydifferentangles.MyundergraduatedegreeisinEnglishliterature,althoughIdidstudyphilosophy,history,artandreligiousstudiesasanundergraduate.Ifindtheinterdisciplinarityofanimalstudieschallenging,fascinatingandnecessary.SometimesIthinkthepracticeofcreativewritingisnotwellunderstoodwithintheacademy.Itcanfeellikedancingbackwardsinhighheelsinadress.ButuniversitieshavegivenmywritingmuchsupportandhaveenabledmetobemoreproductivethanImighthavebeenwithoutconstructivefeedbackandsomestructure.Icompletedadraftofmyfirstbookwhilestudyingforamastersincreativewriting.Beingpartofadoctoralprogramhasenrichedmyprocessofwritingaboutdingoestremendously.MysupervisorDebraAdelaidehasencouragedmetotakerisksandmakesomethingnewoutofmyresearch,and,thankstothegenerosityofanimalstudiesscholars,I’vebeenabletoparticipateinafieldthatfeelsvitalandalive.AtthemomentI’mthinkingofmycreativeworkasseriesofinterlinkedpersonalessayswiththeworkingtitleDingoesandPeople:apersonal,partial,eclecticandemotionalhistory.TheessayspivotonmymeetingwithayoungdingoonK’gari(FraserIsland)whowaslaterkilledbyQueenslandParksandWildlifeService.Arecentessay,‘Coolooloi’

(http://www.aawp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lennox_AAWP_2016_Coolooloi.pdf),describesmymeetingwiththisdingointhecontextofaninterviewwithdingoresearcherJennifer

Parkhurst.AforthcomingessayinGriffithReview57discussesthisdingointhelightofatourIdidofK’gari,BobDylansongs,andhowgovernment/nationalparksauthoritiesandprivatetourguidespresentdingoestothepublic.AtAnimalIntersections,theAASAconferenceinAdelaideinJuly2017,I’llbepresentingapaperaboutthecolonialhistoryofK’gariandthenearbyColoolacoastandhowhistoricalviolenceresonatesincurrentmanagementofdingoesontheisland.

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VictorJ.KrawczykCuratorandEventsOfficerforthe7thAASAConference,Adelaide.

PhDCandidate(Human-AnimalStudiesandCriticalManagementStudies),SchoolofCommunicationInternationalStudiesandLanguages,UniversityofSouthAustralia.

Formuchofmylife,Ihavehadaconcernwithsocialjustice.IthinkthismusthavedevelopedthroughoutmypostVaticanIICatholicschooling,withitsfirmcommitmenttotheprinciple.Myschoolingwasnotoneofwhereeducatorsharpedonabout‘fireandbrimstone’butonewherewewereencouragedtoengageincharityandtoconsiderotherslessfortunatethanourselves.

Ishan’talsoforgetthatacareforanimalswasfirstdistilledinmethroughFranciscaneducatorsduringmyprimaryschooling.Icanrecallschoolassemblieswherethepriests,usuallyofMalteseextraction,incalmvoicesandbeautifullystrongaccents,whowouldsharetheirownchildhoodstoriesofcaringforanimalsintheirruralcommunities.

AsIchild,IwasenjoyingapeacefulsuburbanlifeintheAntipodes.Ienjoyedbooksaboutanimals,observingtheminnatureandbelieveditwasimportanttoprotecttheirhabitat.IwasfortunatetoliveneartheRiverTorrens,thesectionthatwentintothesea,andthisiswherepeoplecankeeptheirhorsesalongsidetheriver,soIcouldseemanywildwaterfowlandcompanionanimalslivingincloseproximity.Ienjoyedobservingthemastheywentabouttheirlives.However,asIgrewoldermyinterestinanimalswanedasIbecomebusywithotherthings,yetIcontinuedtoappreciateandrespecttheanimalsthatIfoundinnature,whichwasgloriouslyabundantwhenonelivesinAustralia.

MyconcernforsocialjusticeforhumanbeingsremainedstrongbutbecamemorenuancedwhilstIwasstudyingformyundergraduatesocialsciencedegreeinwhatwasthenTheSchoolofSocialWorkandSocialPolicyattheUniversityofSouthAustralia.IwasalsoundertakingadditionalsubjectsinsociologyandculturalstudieswithinTheSchoolofCommunicationatthesameuniversityandthatfacilitatedthedevelopmentofmycriticalthinkingskills.Studyinginsuchanenvironmentmademeacutelyawareofthewidespreadinequalitiesofourworld,theneedtopursuesocialjusticeinspiredprojectsandtothinkcriticallybutalsopractically.

Undertakingmydoctoralstudiesneededthustobecommittedtosocialjustice,haveanappliedelementbutbecriticalaswell.IwassurprisedtohavetheopportunitytobecomemoreconcernedwiththelivesofanimalsasafriendjustmentionedthisareaandthenIbecameintrigued.SowhentheopportunitycametodoaPhDinthefieldofhuman-animalstudies,Imadethebolddecisiontodoso,eventhoughIwasnomeansfamiliarwithit.Yet,Istronglybelieveeducationcanhavea

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transformativeimpactononeself.Education,especiallyaneducationgroundedinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences,expandsone’shorizonsandleavesthemchangedforthebetter.

Ialsothinkitisimportantforthehumanitiesandsocialsciencedisciplinestospeakandinfluenceotherdisciplines,especiallyintheareasofbusinessandmanagement.Throughtheyears,Ihavecometorealisehowthehumanitiesandsocialsciencescanbeemployedtocreatea‘triplebottomline’inbusinesscontexts.MyPhDthesisthenmarriesintomyon-goinginterestincriticalmanagementstudieswiththesocialsciencesandhumanities,inparticular,culturalstudies.Inabroadsense,mythesisinvestigateshowwecanbemorecompassionatetowardsanimalsinbusinesscontexts,giventhattherearenumerousbusinesseswhereanimalsmaynotalwaysexperienceagoodlife.Thisresearchhasallowedmetomeetamazingentrepreneursacrosstheworld,whoareseriouslyconsideringhow,inthewordsofWaynePacelle,wecancreateTheHumaneEconomy.Withmyresearch,Iintendtodevelopmanagementframeworkstohelpbusinessesconsiderhowbesttorespectanimals.Formoreinformationaboutmyresearchandotherresearchoutputspleaseseemyuniversityhomepage:

http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/students/homepage.asp?Name=Victor.Krawczyk

IhavealsohadapassionforarteversinceIwasachild.Iwasfascinatedwithmymother’scollectionsofartbookssuchHerbertRead’sAConciseHistoryofModernPainting.Iwouldspendhourslookingthoroughthebooksandcontemplatingtheartimages.Infact,IlongedtostudyarthistoryformallybutneededtocompletemyundergraduatedegreefirstasthiswasarequirementofentryintothearthistoryprogrammeatTheUniversityofAdelaide.Yearslater,Ifindmyselfpursuingcuratorialprojects,amongstmyacademicandbusinessrelatedprojects,sonowmypleasureinarthascrystallisedinitsanalysisandpresentationforotherpeople.

Thisyear,ithasbeenanhonourtohelpcreateanambitiousartprogramthatissettomaketheAASAconferenceinAdelaidetrulymemorableforourguests.Wehave25artistsparticipatingacrosstwodifferentsites,havespecialartpanelswithintheconferenceproperandwillcreateaneditedbookthatnotonlycontainschaptersfrompresentersontheartpanelsbutalsodocumentstheexhibition.

WealsohaveothereventsthatareuniqueexperiencesforourguestscomingtoAdelaide.Forexample,wehavearrangedthefirstknownveganwinetourofthefamousBarossaValley.Doseethewebsiteformoredetails:http://aasa2017.com.au/events/andpleasenotethatticketsfortheseeventswillbeoutsoon.

Toconclude,mystudiesandtheprojectsIaminvolvedtodayinwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheon-goingsupportoftheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandmybrilliantsupervisors,whoIhavefoundincrediblynurturingandthoughtful.Mysupervisorypanelincludes:DrGilbertCaluya(UniSAandUniversityofMelbourne),A/ProfessorM.AnneHamilton-Bruce(TheQueenElizabethHospitalandUniversityofAdelaide)andDrFreyaHiggins-Desbiolles(UniSA).Iamsogratefultohavetheminmylife!

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RecentPublications

JenniferMcDonell,2017.Bull’s-eye,Agency,andtheSpeciesDivideinOliverTwist:aCur’s-EyeView.InL.W.MazzenoandR.D.Morrison(eds.),AnimalsinVictorianLiteratureandCulture,PalgraveStudiesinStudiesinAnimalsandLiterature,2017.DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-60219-0_6.http://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137602183

HanneE.F.Nielsen,2016.HoofprintsinAntarctica:Byrd,media,andthegoldenGuernseys.ThePolarJournal6(2):342-357.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2154896X.2016.1253825

SusanPyke,2017.Cathy’sWhipandHeathcliff’sSnarl:Control,Violence,Care,andRightsinWutheringHeights.InL.W.MazzenoandR.D.Morrison(eds.),AnimalsinVictorianLiteratureandCulture,PalgraveStudiesinStudiesinAnimalsandLiterature,2017.DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-60219-0_6.http://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137602183

AlexandraMcEwan,PhD-TheConceptofViolence;AProposedFrameworkfortheStudyofAnimalProtectionLawandPolicy(2016)isavailableatAustralianNationalUniversitylibraryviaOpenaccess.https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/browse?type=author&value=McEwan%2C+Alexandra+Broughton

Thelatestissueofthejournal(Vol6,No1)isoutnow.Linksarebelow.

Editorial,ContentsandContributorbios:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/1/

ProvocationsfromtheField:RickDeVos

Extinction,EncounteringandtheExigenciesofForgetting:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/2/

HenriettaMondry

SelectingCandidatesforDe-extinctionandResurrection:Mammoths,Lenin’sTombandNeo-Eurasianism:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/3/

CarolynMason


TheUnnaturalnessObjectiontoDe-Extinction:ACriticalEvaluation:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/4/

DouglasCampbell

OntheAuthenticityofDe-extinctOrganisms,andtheGenesisArgument:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/5/

RosieIbbotson

MakingSense?VisualCulturesofDe-extinctionandtheAnthropocentricArchive:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/6/

MarcusBaynes-RockandElizabethMarshallThomas

WeAreNotEquals:Socio-CognitiveDimensionsofLion/HumanRelationships:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/7/

MadeleineBoyd

PaintingwithHorsestowardsInterspeciesResponse-ability:Non-humanCharismaasMaterialAffect:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/8/

MalcolmCaulfield

TheAustralianAnimalUseIndustryRejectsAnthropomorphism,butReliesonQuestionableSciencetoBlockAnimalWelfareImprovements:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/9/

WillKymlicka

Review:RobertGarnerandSiobhanO’Sullivan(eds).ThePoliticalTurninAnimalEthics.London:RowmanandLittlefield,2016:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/10/

NigelRothfels

Review:PetaTait.FightingNature:TravellingMenageries,AnimalActsandWarShows.SydneyUniversityPress,2016:http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol6/iss1/11/

ConferenceNoticesandCallforPapersICASOceania2017Conference15&16July,MelbourneAustraliaThethemethisyearis“ForgingAlliancesandIntersections”.Wearelookingforpapers,workshopsandpresentationsthataddressthisissue,particularlyintheOceanicregion.PleaseseeourCallforPapersformoredetails


http://www.symploke.org Blue Humanities (Vol. 26, No. 2 [2019]) Although the ocean covers seventy percent of the planet and provides more than half of the oxygen vital to all life on earth it figures comparatively little in global cultural production. We tend to treat the ocean as that which must be traversed rather than explored for itself — we lay beside it at the beach, we cruise on its surface, or more usually fly several thousand feet above it, but we don’t enter it (except for brief dives), and we certainly don’t dwell in it. Yet the ocean going, particularly of cargo from China to the US, underpins globalization, so much so it has been described as the ”missing context” of postmodernity And from an environmental point of view, the ocean is a repository for plastic pollution, waste and effluence and is rapidly dying as global temperatures rise. There is a certain kind of politics of invisibility at work here — we do not comprehend complex eco-systems of oceans or the interdependence of the seas, earth and atmosphere. Much less, do we acknowledge the effects of the depletion, erasure and expulsion of biological life from much of the world’s oceans. The ocean is, as Allan Sekula acknowledged, the ”forgotten space” — in which the twin fissures of oceanic degradation and social injustice are colliding. The Anthropocene of the ocean is characterized by a particular kind of violence characterized by the melting of the Arctic ocean, the mass bleaching of coral, industrial extractions of aquatic life and the warming of the seas. The cascading effects of these factors and their impact upon the Earth’s life support system have yet to be understood — but the appearance of dead zones in numerous areas of the world’s oceans are a shocking sign of its literal death. There is a growing body of work known as the ”blue humanities” which is historicizing the ocean and making it part of contemporary consciousness in a way — one hopes —that will help environmental activism’s bid to ”save” the ocean. Yet, what defines the ”blue humanities”? How does it leverage transdisciplinary inquiry and why do we need the blue humanities now? (Deadline for submissions: 1 August 2018.) Manuscripts must be received by August 1, 2018. See below for submission requirements and instructions.

CallforPapers:VeganGeographies:EthicsBeyondViolence

TheVeganGeographiesCollective,comprisingthefollowingeditors:

v PaulHodge(TheUniversityofNewcastle)[email protected] AndrewMcGregor(MacquarieUniversity)[email protected] YaminiNarayan(DeakinUniversity)[email protected] SimonSpringer(UniversityofVictoria)[email protected] OphélieVéron(UniversitéCatholiquedeLouvain)[email protected] RichardJ.White(SheffieldHallamUniversity)[email protected];areseekingcontributionstoaproposededitedbookentitledVeganGeographies:EthicsBeyondViolence.OurintentionistopublishthebookwithanestablishedUniversityPress.

Timeline:AbstractsareduebyJune1st,2017.Pleaseemailyourabstractstoalloftheabovelistededitors.SelectionofpaperswilloccurquicklyandwewillendeavourtoinformauthorsofinclusionbyJuly1st,2017.CompletedchaptersareduebyDecember31st2017.

Length:250to300wordabstracts.Chapterlengthisexpectedtobebetween8,000and10,000words.


VeganismasanethicsandapracticehasarecordedhistorydatingbacktoAntiquity.Yet,itisonlyrecentlythatresearchershavebeguntheprocessofformalisingthestudyofveganism.Scholarswhoexaminethistheoryandactionareusuallysituatedinsociology,history,philosophy,culturalstudiesorcriticalanimalstudies.Thecentralityandcontestednatureofplaceintheactionsanddiscourseofanimalrightsactivistshoweversuggestaninherentlyspatialpraxis.Slaughterhousesaredeliberatelyclosedandplacedoutofthesight;ourfamiliarurbanenvironmentisfilledwithreferencestoeatingmeatandexploitinganimals,althoughnormalisedandrenderedinvisible.Ontheotherhand,activiststaketothestreettodefendanimalrightsandinviteindividualstochangetheirperceptiononeverydayplacesandpracticesofanimalviolence.Animalliberationandveganismthereforeembodyaninherentlyspatialpraxis–thedesiretolivewithoutplacesofviolence(White,2015).AsunderlinedbyHarper(2010:5-6),‘veganismisnotjustabouttheabstinenceofanimalconsumption;itisabouttheongoingstruggletoproducesocio-spatialepistemologiesofconsumptionthatleadtoculturalandspatialchange’.Whileaninterestindominationovernon-humananimalshasgainedmomentumwithincriticalgeographycirclesinthelasttwodecades(WolchandEmel,1995;PhiloandWilbert,2000;Emeletal.,2002,GillespieandCollards,2015;White,2015),thescarcityofavailableliteraturehighlightstheneedforgeographerstofurtherreflectonveganactivismandpractice.Asscholars-activistsidentifyingwithveganism,weseektounderscorewhatgeographerscancontributetoourunderstandingofcriticalveganismandveganpraxis.

Wethereforewouldliketoinvitecontributionsaddressingthemesincludingbutnotlimitedto:

•Veganismandcriticalanimalgeographies•Vegan,post-colonialandfeministgeographies•Speciesismandimaginedgeographies•Totalliberationandemancipatorypolitics•Veganismasaspatialpraxis•Veganismandpositionality•Veganmovementsandactivism•Veganculturesandsubcultures•IndigenousandBlackveganism•Intersectionality•Anthroprivilegeandanthroparchy•Veganismandanarchistgeographies•Veganismandtheanimalindustrialcomplex•Veganismandcriticalpedagogies•Veganismandenvironmentalism•Veganfutures

CallforPapers:WorkingwithAnimals

6and7October2017attheUniversityofSouthampton

Withconfirmedplenaryspeakers

v JohnBradshaw(BristolUniversity)


v EricaFudge(UniversityofStrathclyde)v GarryMarvin(RoehamptonUniversity)

TheBritishAnimalStudiesNetworkseekspapersforitsnextmeeting,tobeheldattheUniversityofSouthamptononthethemeof‘WorkingwithAnimals’.Pleasesubmityourtitlewithanabstractofnomorethan200wordsandabriefbiography(alsoofnomorethan200words)toEmmaRoeonE.J.Roe@soton.ac.uk.Theseshouldbeincludedwithinyouremail–i.e.notasattachments.

Thedeadlineforabstractsis14July2017.Presentationswillbe20minuteslong,andwehopetoincludeworkbyindividualsatdifferentcareerstages.Sadlywehavenomoneytosupporttravel,accommodationorattendancecosts.Topicscoveredatthismeetingmightinclude(butarenotlimitedto):

• Animalsasco-workers/collaborators• Agriculturalanimalsasde-skilledinindustrialfarming• Therepresentationofworkinganimalsinhumanartandculture• Animaltrainingandanimallabour• Labourlawsandanimalworkers• Workingwithdeadanimalsorpartsofdeadanimalsasmeat,researchtissues,etc.• Animalcarework.• Killinganimalsintheworkplace.

Wewouldwelcomepapersthatdealwithsuchissuesincontemporaryandhistoricalsettings,andwouldespeciallyliketoseepapersthataddresstheseissuesfromcontextsoutsidetheUK,includingtheGlobalSouth.Papersarewelcomedfromacrossanimalstudies,includingdisciplinessuchas(butnotlimitedto)geography,anthropology,sociology,literarystudies,arthistory,history,scienceandtechnologystudies,ethology,psychology,behaviouralsciencesandecology.

NewBookReleases(listedinalphabeticalorderby‘author’)PleasesendinformationaboutnewbooksinAnimalStudiesto

[email protected](andsomebooks‘inpress’)April2017(inalphabeticalorderbyauthor/editor;allbookdescriptionstakenfrompublishers’websites)VictorianDogs,VictorianMen:AffectandAnimalsinNineteenth-CenturyLiteratureandCulture.ByKeridianaW.Chez(publishedbyOhioStateUniversityPress,2017).


VictorianDogs,VictorianMen:AffectandAnimalsinNineteenth-CenturyLiteratureandCultureisthefirstmonographlocatedattheintersectionofanimalandaffectstudiestoexaminehowgenderisproducedviatheregulationofinterspeciesrelationships.Lookingspecificallyatthedevelopmentofthehuman-dogrelationship,Chezarguesthatthebourgeoisiefosteredconnectionswithcaninecompanionsinordertomediateandregulategenderdynamicsinthefamily.AsChezshows,theaimofthesenewpracticeswasnottouseanimalsassurrogatestofillemotionalvacanciesbutrathertoincorporatethemas"emotionalprostheses."Cheztracestheevolutionofthehuman-dogrelationshipasitdevelopedparalleltoanincreasinglyimperialistnationaldiscourse.Thedogbeganastheaffectivemediatorofthefamily,thenaddressedtheemotionalneedsofitsindividualmembers,andfinallyevolvedintoboth"man'sbestfriend"andworstenemy.Bythelastdecadesofthenineteenthcentury,theporoushuman-animalboundaryservedtoproducethe"humane"man:aliberalsubjectenabledtoengageinaggressiveimperialprojects.ReadingtheworkofCharlesDickens,GeorgeEliot,MargaretMarshallSaunders,BramStoker,andJackLondon,VictorianDogs,VictorianMenchartsthemobilizationofaffectthroughtransatlanticnarratives,demonstratingthedeepinterconnectionsbetweenanimals,affect,andgender.KeridianaW.ChezisAssistantProfessorofEnglishattheBoroughofManhattanCommunityCollege/CUNY.Webpage:https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814213346.htmlTheAnimals'Agenda:Freedom,Compassion,andCoexistenceintheHumanAge.ByMarcBekoffandJessicaPierce(publishedbyBeaconPress,2017).Everydaywearelearningnewandsurprisingfactsaboutjusthowintelligentandemotionalanimalsare-didyouknowratsliketoplayandlaugh,andalsodisplayempathy,andtheearsandnosesofcowstellushowthey'refeeling?Attimes,wehumanstranslatethat

knowledgeintocompassionforotheranimals;thinkofthepublicoutcryagainstthefatesofCecilthelionorthecaptivegorillaHarambe.Butonthewhole,ourgrowingunderstandingofwhatanimalsfeelisnotresultinginmorerespectfultreatmentofthem.Renownedanimal-behaviorexpertMarcBekoffandleadingbioethicistJessicaPierceexplorethereal-worldexperiencesoffivecategoriesofanimals,beginningwiththosewhosufferthegreatestdeprivationsoffreedomsandchoice-chickens,pigs,andcowsinindustrialfoodsystems-aswellasanimalsusedintestingandresearch,includingmice,rats,cats,dogs,andchimpanzees.Next,BekoffandPierceconsideranimalsforwhomlossesoffreedomsaremoreambiguousandcontroversial,namely,individualsheldinzoosandaquariaandthosekeptascompanions.Finally,theyrevealtheunexpectedwaysinwhichthefreedomsofanimalsinthe

wildareconstrainedbyhumanactivitiesandargueforamorecompassionateapproachtoconservation.Ineachcase,scientificstudiescombinewithstoriesofindividualanimalsto


bringreadersface-to-facewiththewonderofourfellowbeings,aswellasthesufferingtheyendureandthemajorparadigmshiftthatisneededtotrulyensuretheirwell-being.TheAnimals'Agendawilleducateandinspirepeopletorethinkhowweaffectotheranimals,andhowwecanevolvetowardmorepeacefulandlessviolentwaysofinteractingwithouranimalkininanincreasinglyhuman-dominatedworld.Webpage:http://www.beacon.org/The-Animals-Agenda-P1250.aspxHowAnimalsHelpStudentsLearn:ResearchandPracticeforEducatorsandMental-HealthProfessionals.EditedbyN.R.Gee,A.H.FineandP.McCardle(publishedbyRoutledge,2017).HowAnimalsHelpStudentsLearnsummarizeswhatweknowabouttheimpactofanimalsineducationandsynthesizesthethinkingofprominentleadersinresearchandpractice.It'samuch-neededresourceformental-healthandeducationprofessionalsinterestedinincorporatinganimalsinschool-basedenvironments,onethatevaluatestheefficacyofexistingprogramsandhelpsmovethefieldtowardevidence-basedpractice.Expertsfromaroundtheworldprovideconcreteexamplesofhowanimalshavebeensuccessfullyincorporatedintoclassroomsettingstoachievethehighestlevelofbenefitwhilealsoensuringthehealthandwelfareofthestudentsandanimalsinvolved.NancyR.Gee,PhD,isresearchmanagerfortheWalthamresearchprograminhuman-animalinteraction.SheisalsoaprofessorofpsychologyattheStateUniversityofNewYork,Fredonia.AubreyH.Fine,EdD,isprofessorofeducationintheCollegeofEducationandIntegrativeStudiesatCaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity,Pomona,andalicensedpsychologistwithmorethan40yearsofexperienceinanimalassistedinterventions.PeggyMcCardle,PhD,MPH,ispresidentofPeggyMcCardleConsulting,LLC,andanaffiliatedresearchscientistatHaskinsLaboratories.Webpage:https://www.routledge.com/How-Animals-Help-Students-Learn-Research-and-Practice-for-Educators-and/Gee-Fine-McCardle/p/book/9781138648630

TamingtheWildHorse:AnAnnotatedTranslationandStudyoftheDaoistHorseTamingPictures.ByLouisKomjathy(publishedbyColumbiaUniversityPress,2017).Inthirteenth-centuryChina,aDaoistmonknamedGaoDaokuan(1195-1277)composedaseriesofillustratedpoemsandaccompanyingversecommentaryknownastheDaoistHorseTamingPictures.Inthisannotatedtranslationandstudy,LouisKomjathyarguesthatthisvirtually


unknowntextoffersuniqueinsightsintothetransformativeeffectsofDaoistcontemplativepractice.TamingtheWildHorseexaminesGao'sillustratedpoemsintermsofmonasticismandcontemplativepractice,aswellasthemultivalentmeaningofthe"horse"intraditionalChinesecultureandtheconsequencesforbothhumanandnonhumananimals.TheHorseTamingPicturesconsistoftwelvepoems,tenofwhichareequine-centered.Theydevelopthemetaphorofa"wild"or"untamed"horsetorepresentordinaryconsciousness,whichmustbereinedinandharnessedthroughsustainedself-cultivation,especiallymeditation.ThecompositionsdescribestagesontheDaoistcontemplativepath.KomjathyprovidesopportunitiesforreflectiononcontemplativepracticeingeneralandDaoistmeditationinparticular,whichmayleadtoatranspersonalwayofperceivingandbeing.LouisKomjathyisanassociateprofessorofChinesereligionsandcomparativereligiousstudiesattheUniversityofSanDiego.HeistheauthorofCultivatingPerfection:MysticismandSelf-transformationinEarlyQuanzhenDaoism(2007),TheWayofCompletePerfection:AQuanzhenDaoistAnthology(2013),TheDaoistTradition:AnIntroduction(2013),andDaoism:AGuideforthePerplexed(2014),andtheeditorofContemplativeLiterature:AComparativeSourcebookonMeditationandContemplativePrayer(2015).Webpage:https://cup.columbia.edu/book/taming-the-wild-horse/9780231181BecomingCentaur:Eighteenth-CenturyMasculinityandEnglishHorsemanship.ByMonicaMattfeld(publishedbyPennStateUniversity,2017)Inthisstudyoftherelationshipbetweenmenandtheirhorsesinseventeenth-andeighteenth-centuryEngland,MonicaMattfeldexplorestheexperienceofhorsemanshipandhowitdefinedone’sgenderedandpoliticalpositionswithinsociety.Menoftheperiodusedhorsestotransformthemselves,viatheimageofthecentaur,intosomethingother—somethingpowerful,awe-inspiring,andmythical.Focusingonthemanuals,memoirs,satires,images,andephemeraproducedbysomeoftheperiod’smostinfluentialequestrians,Mattfeldexamineshowtheconceptsandpracticesofhorsehusbandryevolvedinrelationtosocial,cultural,andpoliticallife.ShelookscloselyattheroleofhorsesintheworldofThomasHobbesandWilliamCavendish;thechangesinhumansocialbehaviorandhorsehandlingusheredinbyeliteridinghousessuchasAngelo’sAcademyandMr.Carter’s;andthepublicperceptionofequestrianendeavors,fromperformancesatplacessuchasAstley’sAmphitheatretothesatireofHenryWilliamBunbury.Throughout,Mattfeldshowshowhorsesaidedtheperformanceofidealizedmasculinityamongcommunitiesofriders,inturninfluencinghowmenwereperceivedinregardtostatus,reputation,andgender.Drawingonhuman-animalstudies,genderstudies,andhistoricalstudies,BecomingCentauroffersanewaccountofmasculinitythatreachesbeyondanthropocentrismtoconsidertheroleofanimalsinshapingman.


“MonicaMattfeldexploreseighteenth-centuryEnglishmasculinityandgentlemanlyhonorfromascintillatingnewperspective—thehorse’sback.Richlyarchivalandtheoreticallyalert,thissplendidbookilluminatestheequestrianworldsofWilliamCavendish,Londonridinghouses,thehuntingfield,PhilipAstley’scelebritycircuses,andHenryBunbury’ssavagesatires,revealingahiddenhistoryofhorsesassecretsharersandhistoricalagentsinEnglishmen’sself-imagining.Amustforhistoriansaswellasanimalstudiesscholars.”—DonnaLandry,authorofNobleBrutes:HowEasternHorsesTransformedEnglishCultureMonicaMattfeldisAssistantProfessorofEnglishandHistoryattheUniversityofNorthernBritishColumbiaandcoeditorofCosmopolitanAnimals.Webpage:http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-07577-8.html

AnimalsandHumans:SensibilityandRepresentation,1650-1820.EditedbyKatherineM.Quinsey(publishedbyOxfordUniversityPress,2017).Europeancultureintheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturieswitnessedaradicalredefinitionof‘humanity’anditsplaceintheenvironment,togetherwithanewunderstandingofanimalsandtheirrelationtohumans.Inexaminingthedynamicsofanimal-humanrelationsasembodiedintheliterature,art,farmingpractices,naturalhistory,religionandphilosophyofthisperiod,leadingexpertsexploretherootsofmuchcurrentthinkingoninterspeciesmoralityandanimalwelfare.Theanimal-humanrelationshipchallengednotonlydisciplinaryboundaries–betweenpoetryandscience,artandanimalhusbandry,naturalhistoryandfiction–butalsothebasicassumptions

ofhumanintellectualandculturalactivity,expression,andself-perception.Thisisspecificallyapparentinthere-evaluationofsentimentandsensibility,whichconstitutesamajorthemeofthischronologicallyorganisedvolume.AuthorsengagewithcontemporaryreactionstothecommodificationofanimalsduringtheperiodofBritishimperialism,tracinghoweighteenth-centuryecologicalconsciousnessandnotionsofanimalidentityandwelfareemergedfromearlier,traditionalmodelsofthecosmos,andreassessinglateeighteenth-centurypoeticrepresentationsofthesentimentalencounterwiththeanimalother.Theyshowhowhumanexperiencewasnolongerviewedasaniterativeprocessbutasonecontinuallyshapedbytheother.Inconcludingchaptersauthorshighlightthepoliticalresonancesoftheanimal-humanrelationshipasitwasusedbothtorepresentandtoredresstheinjusticesbetweenhumansaswellasbetweenhumansandanimals.Throughamultifacetedstudyofeighteenth-centuryEuropeanculture,authorsrevealhowtheanimalpresence–bothrealandimagined–forcesadifferentreadingnotonlyoftextsbutalsoofsociety.Contents:KatherineM.Quinsey,IntroductionAnnA.Huse,EdmundWaller’swhales:marinemammalsandanimalheroismintheearly


AtlanticLucindaCole,Guns,ivoryandelephantgraveyards:thebiopoliticsofelephants’teethAnitaGuerrini,Animalsandnaturalhistoryineighteenth-centuryFranceDenysVanRenen,‘AhollowMoan’:thecontoursofthenon-humanworldinJamesThomson’sTheSeasonsJamesP.Carson,ThegreatchainofbeingasanecologicalideaKathrynReady,JohnAikin,JosephAddisonandtwoeighteenth-centuryEasterntalesofrememberedmetempsychosisKatherineM.Quinsey,‘LittleLivesinAir’:animalsentienceandsensibilityinPopeRachelSwinkin,‘No,helplessthing’:interspeciesintimacyinthepoetryofBurnsandBarbauldSarahR.Cohen,ThomasGainsborough’ssensibleanimalsAnneMilne,Animalactors:literarypedigreesandbloodlinesineighteenth-centuryanimalbreedingIreneFizer,‘Aneggdroppedonthesand’:thenaturalhistoryoffemalebastardyfromMarkCatesbytoMaryWollstonecraftBarbaraK.Seeber,Animalsandthecountry-housetraditioninMaryLeapor’s‘CrumbleHall’andJaneAusten’sMansfieldParkEditor’sBio:KatherineM.QuinseyisaProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofWindsor,Canada.ShehaspublishedextensivelyonPope,Dryden,Restorationdrama,andonCanadianpoetMargaretAvison.HercurrentareasofresearchfocusonPope’sreligiousimagination,andhisengagementinanimalwelfare.Webpage:http://xserve.volt.ox.ac.uk/VFcatalogue/details.php?recid=6671Inpress(forpublication2017):

What’stheMatterwithMeat?ByKatyKeiffer(publishedbyReaktion,2017)What’stheMatterwithMeat?drawsbackthecurtainthatobscuresthetruecostsofindustrializedmeatproduction.Thebookexposeshowtheindustryisexpandingworldwideatarapidpace,withjustafewlargecompaniesmonopolizingthemajorityofthemarket.Thisglobalsurveyoffactory-producedmeatexaminesthepracticesoftheindustryinfivemajorproductioncentres:theUSA,Europe,Brazil,AustraliaandAsia.Thesystemgeneratesenormouscorporateprofitswhileprovidingverylowpricestoconsumers,buthasanoutsizedandoftennegativeimpactonsurroundingcommunities.KatyKeifferfocusesonissuessuchaslabour,genetics,animalwelfareandenvironmentaldegradation,aswellasprobing

less-reportedtopicssuchas‘landgrabs’,wherepredatorcompaniesacquirepropertyinforeignnationsformeatproduction,frequentlyattheexpenseoflocalagriculture.


Thecurrentindustrymodelissimplynotfeasibleforthefuture,asourplanetwillsoonrunoutoftheresourcesrequiredtoraiseanimalsonsuchascale.Asalutary,hard-hittingcritiqueofthemeat-producingindustryanditsharmfuleffects,thisbookexhortsconsumerstoresistthelureofcheapmeatandencouragesgovernmentstofosteralternativemethods,andtheindustryitselftoamenditspractices.Thisbookisnotabouttellingpeopletostopeatingmeat.Rather,byexposingcurrentindustrypracticeswecanallbeawareoftheperilsofsupportingthesystem;insteadofurgingpeopletoavoidmeat,itproposesthatwedemandandpayforbettermeat.KatyKeiffer,aformerfoodserviceprofessional,producesandhostsWhatDoesn’tKillYou,along-runningweeklyradiopodcastontheHeritageRadioNetworkthatfocusesontheintersectionsofpeople,policyandthefoodsystem.Webpage:http://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781780237602

CatsinArt.ByDesmondMorris(forthcomingOct2017,Reaktion)Thecat—thatmostgraceful,stubborn,andagileofanimals—haslongbeenafavoritesubjectofartiststheworldoverfromprehistorytothemodernday.Aspectacular7,000-year-oldengravinginLibyadepictsacatfight.FiguresmodelledbytheBabyloniansremindusoftheirbeliefthatthesoulsofpriestswereescortedtoparadisebyahelpfulcat.PabloPicassowasknowntohavelovedcatsandfamouslyportrayedthemassavagepredators.InVictoriantimes,catsweredepictedinlovingfamilygroupswithmotherscaringfortheirplayfulkittens.Today,thecatisoneofthemostpopulardomesticpetsontheplanet,andfelineartisahugelypopularthemeacrosstheworld.

Inhislatesteye-catchingbook,bestsellingauthorDesmondMorristellsthecompellingstoryofcatsinart.Heexploresfelineartinitsmanyforms,tracingitshistoryfromancientrockpaintingsandspectacularEgyptianarttotheworkofoldmasters,avant-garderepresentations,andthedepictionofcatsincartoons.Morrisdiscussesthevariouswaysinwhichartistshaveapproachedthesubjectthroughouthistory,weavingilluminatingstorieswithrarelyseenimages.TheresultisabeautifullyillustratedbookthatwilldelightanyonewithaKitty,Max,orTiggerintheirlife.Webpage:http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo27428593.html

AnimalCompanions:PetsandSocialChangeinEighteenth-CenturyBritain.ByIngridH.Tague(inpress,PennStateUniversityPress)AnimalCompanionsexploreshoweighteenth-centuryBritishsocietyperceivedpetsandthewaysinwhichconversationaboutthemreflectedandshapedbroaderculturaldebates.WhileEuropeanskeptpetslongbeforetheeighteenthcentury,manybelievedthatdoingsowasatbestfrivolousandatworstdownrightdangerous.Ingrid


TaguearguesthatforBritonsoftheeighteenthcentury,petsofferedauniquewaytoarticulatewhatitmeanttobehumanandwhatsocietyoughttolooklike.WiththedawnoftheEnlightenmentandtheendoftheMalthusiancycleofdearthandfaminethatmarkedpreviouseras,EnglandbecamethewealthiestnationinEurope,withanewunderstandingofreligion,science,andnon-Europeanculturesandunprecedentedaccesstoconsumergoodsofallkinds.Thesetransformationsgeneratedexcitementandanxietythatwerereflectedindebatesovertherightsandwrongsofhuman-animalrelationships.Drawingonabroadarrayofsources,includingnaturalhistories,periodicals,visualandmaterialculture,andthetestimonyofpetownersthemselves,AnimalCompanionsshowshowpetsbecamebothincreasinglyvisibleindicatorsofspreadingprosperityandcatalystsfordebatesaboutthemoralityoftheradicallydifferentsocietyemergingineighteenth-centuryBritain.IngridH.TagueisAssociateDeanofArts,Humanities,andSocialSciencesandAssociateProfessorofHistoryattheUniversityofDenver.“IngridTague’sAnimalCompanionshelpsusunderstandtheextraordinaryinnovationentailedintheriseofpetkeepingineighteenth-centuryEngland.Tagueshowshow,rathersuddenly,thewidespreadacceptanceofrelationshipsofintimacybetweenhumanandnonhumananimalsshapedpolitical,social,andintellectualviewsanddebates.TheriseofpetkeepingbroughtabstractEnlightenmentquestionsintotherealmofconcretedebate—aroundthenatureofthehuman,theconceptsofownershipandslavery,relationshipsofaffectionandalterity,andtheexerciseofhumanitarianismandtheidealofharmony.Tague’sbookgivesusnewinsightsintotheroleofhuman-animalrelationshipsindefiningkeyquestionsaboutthehuman.”—LauraBrown,CornellUniversityWebpage:http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-06588-5.htmlRecentHuman-AnimalStudies’publicationsinGermanandFrench:

Human-AnimalStudies:EineEinführungfürStudierendeundLehrende.ByGabrielaKompatscher,ReingardSpannringandKarinSchachinger.Philosophie;Kultur/Musik/Theater;Human-AnimalStudies:Gesellschaftliche,philosophischeundkulturelleAspektedesMensch-Tier-VerhältnissesDieerstedeutschsprachigeEinführungindieHuman-AnimalStudies(HAS)fungiertfürStudierendeundLehrendederHASundfürNachbardisziplinen,dieaufdas

Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisblicken,alsSeminargrundlage.DieKapitelsinddidaktischaufbereitetundbietenDefinitionen,Erklärungen,einGlossar,Zusatzliteratur,Arbeitsaufgaben,VerständnisfragenundweiterführendeFragen,diezurvertieftenAuseinandersetzunganregen.Webpage:http://www.utb-shop.de/human-animal-studies-9444.htmlRÉVOLUTIONSANIMALES:


commentLESANIMAUXSONTDEVENUSINTELLIGENTSEditedbyKARINELOUMATIGNONPRÉFACEDEJANEGOODALL"Hier,jugéeanecdotique,lasollicitudepourlesanimauxinduiteparlaconnaissance,estdésormaisunequestionsociétaleets’imposeprogressivementsurlascèneéconomiqueetpolitiquemondiale.Elleaugured’autresmanièresdevivreensemble."Unlivred’actualité,rigoureuxetaccessible,quiporteunnouveauregardsurlemondedesanimaux.Basésurlesavancéesdesconnaissancesscientifiquessurlescompétencesdesanimauxetl’histoiredesrelationshommes/animaux,celivreestlepremierouvragecompletenFrancedédiéàcesquestions.Unepremièrepartieréunitlesconnaissancesactuellessurlescompétencesdesanimauxàlalumièredesdécouverteslesplusrécentes.Dansunesecondepartie,c’estl’histoiredesrelationsentreleshommesetlesanimaux,desoriginesjusqu’ànossociétésmodernes,enpassantparlesdifférentesépoquesetcultures,quiestabordée,ainsiquelaquestiontrèsactuelle,maisaussid’avenir,dubien-êtreetdesdroitsdesanimaux.Pourlapremièrefois,larechercheetlapenséesonttraitéessurunpiedd’égalitéaveclessujetsd’actualité.KarineLouMatignon,écrivainetjournaliste,spécialiséesurlethèmedelarelationHomme/animaldepuisplusde20ans.Parmisesouvrages:Laplusbellehistoiredeshommesetdesanimaux,avecBorisCyrulnik,Seuil,2000-Lafabuleuseaventuredeshommesetdesanimaux,avecBorisCyrulnik,LeChêne,2001-Lesanimauxaussiontdesdroits,avecBorisCyrulnik,ElisabethdeFontenay,PeterSinger,Seuil(2012)-Al’écoutedumondesauvage,AlbinMichel,2012-Enfantsetanimaux,desliensenpartage,LaMartinière,2012-EmotionsAnimales,Chêne,2005-L’impassealimentaire,avecNicolasHulotetleComitédeveilledelaFNH,Fayard,2004-Sanslesanimauxlemondeneseraitpashumain,AlbinMichel,2000.AUTEURSCONTRIBUTEURSOlivierAdam•MichelAndré•FrançoiseArmengaud•JanickAuberger•ThierryAubin•AuroreAvarguès-Weber•EricBaratay•MarcBekoff•GregoryBerns•Denis-RichardBlackbourn•GillesBoeuf•LuigiBoitani•Jean-YvesBory•ElodieBriefer•DonaldM.Broom•FlorenceBurgat•FrançoisBusquet•VintonCerf•ValérieChansigaud•GeorgesChapouthier•Maria-MélanieChauveau•DavidChauvet•YvesChristen•PhilippeCury•BorisCyrulnik•FabienneDelfour•VincianeDespret•LudovicDickel•DominiqueDroz•MurielFalaise•ElisabethdeFontenay•ValéryGiroux•MartinGiurfa•AntoineGoetschel•JaneGoodall•EmmanuelleGrundmann•ThomasHartung•BerndHeinrich•PhilippeHubert•ChristelleJozet-Alves•MelvinJosse•PierreJouventin•Jean-PierreKieffer•BarbaraJ.King•CatherineetRaphaëlLarrère•RenanLarue•ThomasLepeltier•DominiqueLestel•PhilipLimbery•François-BernardMâche•BaptisteMorizot•MehdiMzabi•EricNavet•ShelbyElaineMcDonald•Jean-MarcNeumann•FabriceNicolino•JessicaPearce•GuoPeng•IreneM.Pepperberg•AnniePotts•EstivaReus•MatthieuRicard•PatriceRouget•PatShipman•PeterSinger•CélineSissler-Bienvenu•LynneU.Sneddon•MarianneThieme•ThomVanDooren•Dirk-JanVerdonk•DenisVialou•FransdeWaal•StevenWiseWebpage:http://www.revolutionsanimales-lelivre.com/PLEASEREMEMBERTOSENDANYINFORENEWBOOKRELEASESTOannie.potts@canterbury.ac.nz

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