The Department of Sociology, Presidency University is happy to present the eighth of our book talk-discussions on April 20, 7 pm IST (2.30 pm BST) Dr. Radhika Govindrajan (University of Washington) will talk about her book, Animal Intimacies: Interspecies Relatedness in India’s Central Himalayas (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo28301734.html) The book will be discussed by Prof. Amita Baviskar (Ashoka University), and Dr. Nayanika MathurContinue reading “Book Discussion ‘Animal Intimacies’”
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Call for Papers – Animal/Privacy: Historical and Conceptual Approaches
Call for papers: ANIMAL / PRIVACY: Historical and Conceptual Approaches (Online Workshop: November 9, 2021) The Centre for Privacy Studies (University of Copenhagen) and the Kent Animal Humanities Network (University of Kent, UK) are planning an online workshop in November 2021, exploring the intersections between Privacy Studies and Animal Studies. We would like to inviteContinue reading “Call for Papers – Animal/Privacy: Historical and Conceptual Approaches”
CFP: Postgraduate Animal Studies Symposium
Registration for this event is now live. See: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgraduate-animal-studies-symposium-pass-tickets-151604419901?aff=ebdsoporgprofile The Postgraduate Animal Studies Symposium (PASS) is a two-day training and conference event that will bring together postgraduate research students working in the field of animal studies, organised by the University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde. The event will be held online, via Zoom, onContinue reading “CFP: Postgraduate Animal Studies Symposium”
Upcoming Event: When Pets Pass On
When Pets Pass On Weds, 20 January 2021, 10-1pm (GMT) The Pet Loss Network Pets are members of approximately half all UK households, a trend common throughout much of the western world. But pets’ relatively short life spans mean that families inevitably face the heartbreak of pet bereavement, from making agonising decisions about the endContinue reading “Upcoming Event: When Pets Pass On”
Book Launch: Loving Animals: Reflections on Bestiality, Zoophilia, and Post-Human Love
You are invited to Joanna Bourke’s launch of her new book “Loving Animals: Reflections on Bestiality, Zoophilia, and Post-Human Love” (Reaktion Books). It explores one of the last taboos, drawing on queer theory, post-human philosophy, and the history of the senses. Monday 9th November between 6pm and 7pm. Join here https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/loving-animals and, on the 9th, get 20%Continue reading “Book Launch: Loving Animals: Reflections on Bestiality, Zoophilia, and Post-Human Love”
CFP: THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020
Call for Papers Please circulate to interested parties _______________ THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020 As part of the ongoing programme of the Interdisciplinary Animal Studies Initiative (IASI) based at SOAS University of London, in October 2020, we are organising a smallContinue reading “CFP: THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020”
SOAS ELEPHANT CONFERENCE 22nd June 2019
School of Oriental and African Studies, London [Room B 104] Saturday 22 June 2019 – 10.00am to 6.00pm Open to the general public You are invited to attend the second SOAS Elephant Conference, which will be held at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London on Saturday 22 June 2019. The conference willContinue reading “SOAS ELEPHANT CONFERENCE 22nd June 2019”
What is the Point of Palaeontology? Discussion Event & Pop-Up Exhibition
Tuesday 18 December, 18:00-20:15 Anatomy Museum & Anatomy Lecture Theatre King’s College London Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS Featuring discussion with: Darren Naish, Elsa Panciroli, Mark Witton & Becky Wragg-Sykes. And Exhibits from: John Conway, Richard Fallon, Katrina van Grouw, Beth Windle & Mark Witton. Palaeontology is currently one of the most high-profile sciences. But howContinue reading “What is the Point of Palaeontology? Discussion Event & Pop-Up Exhibition”
Registration and CFP for the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Natural History in Liverpool are now open!
Bon Voyage? 250 years exploring the natural world. Updates for the forthcoming summer meeting at the World Museum in Liverpool 14-15 June are now available on the Society for the History of Natural History’s website http://shnh.org.uk/news/registration-open-bon-voyage-250-years-exploring-natural-world/ To download the latest programme, view the abstracts or obtain a booking form, click on the links. For those interested inContinue reading “Registration and CFP for the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Natural History in Liverpool are now open!”
A Roundtable on Rohan Deb Roy, Malarial Subjects: Empire, Medicine and Nonhumans in British India,1820–1909 (Cambridge, 2017).
Imperial and World History Seminar, University of London. A Roundtable on Rohan Deb Roy, Malarial Subjects: Empire, Medicine and Nonhumans in British India,1820–1909 (Cambridge, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771617 February 26th 2017. Discussants: Clare Anderson (Leicester), Richard Drayton (KCL), Nayanika Mathur (Oxford), Simon Schaffer (Cambridge) and Sujit Sivasundaram (Cambridge). Meetings are on Mondays at 5.15pm in Wolfson RoomContinue reading “A Roundtable on Rohan Deb Roy, Malarial Subjects: Empire, Medicine and Nonhumans in British India,1820–1909 (Cambridge, 2017).”
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