Knowing Animals
303 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsKnowing Animals is a regular 20 minutes podcast about all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. It features interviews with academic and animal advocates. It is available free so enjoy!
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Episode 76: Dangerous women and veterinary medicine with Andrew Gardiner
June 25, 2018 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Andrew Gardiner. Andrew is Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. We discuss his article ‘The ‘Dangerous’ Women of Animal Welfare: How British Veterinary Medicine Went to the Dogs’ which appeared in the journal ‘Social History of Medicine’ in 2014. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://...
Protecting Animals 26: Linda from Samui Dog and Cat Rescue
June 18, 2018 02:00 - 24 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from Koh Samui, Thailand where I am attending the Koh Samui International Podcast Festival. I am lucky to be joined by Linda, one of the wonderful Samui Dog and Cat Foundation volunteers. To learn more about Samui Dog and Rescue, and to make a much needed donation, go to: http://www.samuidog.org/LatestNews_en.html This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA...
Episode 75: The Habit of being Vegan with Simon Lumsden
June 11, 2018 02:00 - 29 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Simon Lumsden. Simon is Senior Lecturer in philosophy at UNSW. We discuss his journal article ‘Veganism, Normative Change, and Second Nature’. It was published in the journal Environmental Philosophy in 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116...
Episode 74: Animals and Business Ethics with Monique Janssens
June 04, 2018 02:00 - 21 minutes - 30 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Monique Janssens. Monique is a PhD candidate at Erasmus University Rotterdam. We discuss her 2016 journal article ‘The Ethical Responsibility of Companies Toward Animals: A Study of the Expressed Commitment of the Fortune Global 200’ which appeared in the Journal of Corporate Citizenship. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://ww...
Episode 73: The Ethical Case for Vegetarianism with Mylan Engel Jr.
May 28, 2018 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Mylan Engel Jr. Mylan is a professor of philosophy at Northern Illinois University. We discuss his paper ‘The Commonsense Case for Ethical Vegetarianism’ which appeared as an open access article in journal ‘Between the Species’ in 2016. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Assoc...
Episode 72: Mustangs and Domestic Horses with Karen Dalke
May 21, 2018 02:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by Karen Dalke. Karen is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. We discuss Karen’s piece that she co-authored with Megan Hunt. It is called ‘Mustangs and Domestic Horses: Examining What We Think We Know About Differences’ and it appeared in Volume 8, Number 2, Spring 2017 edition of Hamanimalia. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can...
Episode 71: Communicating about Animal Rights with Carrie P. Freeman
May 14, 2018 02:00 - 27 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we talk to Carrie P. Freeman. Carrie is Associate Professor of Communication at Georgia State University in Atlanta. We discuss Carrie’s book ‘Framing Farming: Communication Strategies for Animal Rights’ which is part of the Critical Animal Studies series and which was published by Brill in 2014. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://...
Episode 70: Environmental Ethics with J. Baird Callicott
May 07, 2018 02:00 - 24 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode I am lucky to be joined by J. Baird Callicott. Baird is University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas. We discuss Baird’s book chapter “The Environmental Omnivore’s Dilemma,” which appeared in a book edited by Ben Bramble and Bob Fischer, titled The Moral Complexities of Eating Meat and published by Oxford University Press in 2015. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Associatio...
Episode 69: Animals and Philosophy of Body with Ralph R. Acampora
April 30, 2018 02:00 - 29 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Ralph R. Acampora. Ralph is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hofstra University. We discuss Ralph’s book ‘Corporal Compassion: Animal Ethics and Philosophy of Body’ which was published in 2006 by Pittsburgh Press. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480...
Protecting Animals 25: Kim Stallwood
April 23, 2018 02:00 - 22 minutes - 18.8 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals is from the Protecting Animals series. I am joined by Kim Stallwood. Kim is a long standing animal advocate, having working for many of the world’s leading animal protection agencies in both the UK and the USA. We talk to Kim about his reflections on that work. They are outlined in his book ‘Growl: Life, Lessons, Hard Truths and Bold Strategies from an Animal Advocate’. Growl was published by Lantern Books in 2014. This episode of Knowing Animals is brou...
Episode 68: Pigs and Pork with Mary Trachsel
April 16, 2018 02:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Mary Trachsel. Mary is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. We discuss Mary’s recent book chapter titled ‘The Presence of “Pork” and the Absence of Pigs: Changing Stories of Pigs and People in Iowa’. The chapter appears in a book edited by David Nibert, titled Animal Oppression and Capitalism which was published by Praeger Press in 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Ani...
Episode 67: Zoopolis with Will Kymlicka
April 09, 2018 02:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am thrilled to be joined by Professor Will Kymlicka from Queens University, Canada. We discuss the book he wrote with Sue Donaldson, ‘Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights’. It was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association...
Episode 66: Animal Slaughter and Capitalism with Marcel Sebastian
April 02, 2018 02:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I speak to Marcel Sebastian. Marcel is sociologist PhD candidate at the University of Hamburg. We discuss his book chapter ‘Deadly Efficiency: The Impact of Capitalist Production on the “Meat” Industry, Slaughterhouse Workers, and Nonhuman Animals’ which appeared in the book ‘Animal Oppression and Capitalism’ which was edited by David Nibert and published by Praeger in 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Austra...
Episode 65: Animals and Climate Change with Jeff Sebo
March 26, 2018 01:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Jeff Sebo. We discuss his book chapter ‘Animals and Climate Change’ which will appear in the book ‘Philosophy and Climate Change’ and it will be edited by Mark Budolfson, Tristram McPherson, and David Plunkett and published by Oxford University Press. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australa...
Episode 64: Pigs with Brett Mizelle
March 19, 2018 01:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Professor Brett Mizelle. We discuss his book chapter ‘Unthinkable Visibility: Pigs, Pork, and the Spectacle of Killing and Meat’ which appeared in the book ‘Rendering Nature: Animals, Bodies, Places, Politics’ which was edited by Marguerite S. Shaffer and Phoebe S.K. Young and published by University of Pennsylvania Press in 2015. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Associat...
Episode 63: Critical Animal Studies with Carol Gigliotti
March 12, 2018 01:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I speak to artist, advocate and independent scholar Carol Gigliotti. Today we will focus on Carol’s book chapter ‘The Struggle for Compassion and Justice through Critical Animal Studies’, which was published in 2015 as part of the Oxford Handbook of Animal Studies. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasi...
Episode 62: Hearing and Smelling Animals in Literature with Sune Borkfelt
March 05, 2018 01:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Sune Borkfelt who is a PhD Fellow at School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark. Today we will discuss Sune’s forthcoming book chapter ‘Sensing Slaughter: Exploring the Sounds and Smells of Nonhuman Literary Encounters’, which will appear in a book edited by Jessica Ullrich and Alexandra Böhm, and which will be part of Rombach’s Cultural Animals Studies. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AAS...
Episode 61: Evil in Nature with Oscar Horta
February 26, 2018 01:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Oscar Horta about his journal article ‘The Problem of Evil in Nature: Evolutionary Basis of the prevalence of Disvalue’ which appeared in the journal ‘Relations’ in 2015. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
Episode 60: The Absurdity of Dairy with Jody Emel
February 19, 2018 01:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Professor Jody Emel from the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. We discuss her upcoming journal article ‘Evaluation of the Land Grab: Absurdism, Decolonialism, and Postanthropocentrism’ which will soon be published in a special issue of the journal 'Resources'. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.co...
Episode 59: Burger with Carol J Adams
February 12, 2018 01:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we are lucky to be joined by Carol J. Adams. We discuss Carol's new book 'Burger' which was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2018. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
Episode 58: Animal Rights in Palestine and Israel with Esther Alloun
February 05, 2018 01:00 - 18 minutes - 21.5 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Esther Alloun from the University of Wollongong. We discuss her article ‘’That’s the beauty of it, it’s very simple!’ Animal rights and settler colonialism in Palestine–Israel’ which appeared in the journal Settler Colonial Studies in December 2017. This episode is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Like AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316...
Protecting Animals 24: Martin Dingle Wall
January 29, 2018 01:00 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals is part of the Protecting Animals series. I am lucky to be joined by actor, producer and writer Martin Dingle Wall. Martin has appeared in many Australian series including Home and Away, Underbelly and Upper Middle Bogan. Martin now lives in LA and recently stared in the indie hit movie Happy Hunting. Martin is also a passionate animals and regularly uses his profile to raise animal issues. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the...
Episode 57: Animal Politics and Policy with Peter Chen
January 22, 2018 01:00 - 29 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Dr. Peter Chen from the University of Sydney about his book 'Animal Welfare in Australia: Politics and Policy’ which was published by Sydney University Press in 2016. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Follow AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/.
Episode 56: The Political Turn with Robert Garner
January 15, 2018 01:00 - 28 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by Prof. Robert Garner from the University of Leicester. We discuss his book chapter 'Animals, Politics and Democracy' which appeared in the book that Robert co-edited with Siobhan O'Sullivan. The book is called 'The Political Turn in Animal Ethics' and is published by Rowman & Littlefield. Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl, linking you up with your dream pound dog - http://kibbl.io AASA, the group of Animal Studies ...
Protecting Animals 23: Ryan Alexander and Guy James Whitworth from No Meat May
January 08, 2018 01:00 - 32 minutes - 35.4 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals is from the Protecting Animals series. We are joined by not one, but two special guests: Ryan Alexander and Guy James Whitworth. They talk to us about their No Meat May initiative! Learn more about No Meat May here: http://www.nomeatmay.net. Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl, linking you up with your dream pound dog - http://kibbl.io AASA, the group of Animal Studies scholars - http://animalstudies.org.au. The new book 'After Coetze...
Episode 55: Why be vegan with Dan Hooley
January 01, 2018 01:00 - 30 minutes - 35.7 MBThis episode comes out of Switzerland. I speak to Dan Hooley. Dan is a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Toronto. We discuss his book chapter ‘A Moral Argument for Veganism’ which he co-authored with Nathan Nobis. It appeared in the edited collection ‘Philosophy Comes to Dinner: Arguments About the Ethics of Eating’ which was published by Routledge in 2016. Have you dowloaded Kibbl? It is the phone app that helps links pound animals in need of a home, with humans in need of...
Protecting Animals 22: Reineke Hameleers from Eurogroup for Animals
December 18, 2017 01:00 - 29 minutes - 32.4 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from Brussels and features Reineke Hameleers from Eurogroup for Animals. We talk about all thing European, political and animal welfare. This episode is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association: http://animalstudies.org.au. The new Animal Studies book ‘After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions’: https://www.amazon.com/After-Coetzee-Anthology-Animal-Fictions/dp/0996624511. The new phone app Kibbl helps peopl...
Episode 54: political representation for animals and plants with Alfonso Donoso
December 04, 2017 01:00 - 23 minutes - 25.1 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals is from Switzerland. I am joined by Alfonso Donoso. Alfonso is an Assistant professor in political science at the Institute for Political Science, at Chile’s Catholic University. Today we will discuss his piece ‘Representing non-human interests’ which appeared in the journal Environmental Values in 2017. Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl.io - linking you up with your dream pound dog. AASA, the group of Animal Studies scholars - http:...
Episode 53: the 3Rs with Charlotte Blattner
November 20, 2017 01:00 - 29 minutes - 31 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes from Switzerland. I speak to Dr. Charlotte Blattner, currently at Queens University, Canada, about her book chapter ‘Rethinking the 3Rs: From Whitewashing to Rights, which appears in the 2018 book ‘Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change’, published by Brill. This episode is supported by the Australasian Animal Studies Association - https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. The new Anim...
Episode 52: Hunting the Thylacine with Carol Freeman
November 06, 2017 01:00 - 42 minutes - 44.9 MBDr. Carol Freeman is from the University of Tasmania. Today we talk about her book chapter ‘The Last Image: Julia Leigh’s The Hunter as Film’ which appeared in the book ‘Animal Death’ which was edited by Jay Johnston and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey and published by Sydney University Press in 2013. Carol's other book 'Paper Tigers' is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Tiger-Pictures-Shaped-Thylacine/dp/0992279178. Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl, linking you ...
Episode 51: Horses, slavery and history with Charlotte Carrington-Farmer
October 23, 2017 01:00 - 18 minutes - 21.5 MBThis of Knowing Animals features Dr Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Roger Williams University in the US. We discuss her book chapter ‘Trading Horses in the Eighteenth Century: Rhode Island and the Atlantic World’ which will appear in the book Equine Cultures: Horses, Human Society, and the Discourse of Modernity, 1700-Present, which was co-edited by Kristen Guest and Monica Mattfeld and which will be published by University of Chicago Press in...
Episode 50: Dolphin Agency with C. Scott Taylor
October 09, 2017 01:00 - 26 minutes - 33.7 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features C. Scott Taylor. from the University of Sunshine Coast. We discuss his paper “The Agency of Dolphins: Towards Inter-species Embassies as Sites of Engagement with ‘Significant Otherness’” It appeared in Geographical Research in 2013. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the membership organisation for Animal Studies scholars. Are you following AASA on Facebook? Like their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/...
Episode 49: Jack the Ripper the Slaughterman With Andrew Knight
September 25, 2017 02:00 - 18 minutes - 20.3 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Dr. Andrew Knight, Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics, & Director, Centre for Animal Welfare, University of Winchester. We discuss Andrew's latest publication ‘Was Jack the Ripper a Slaughterman? Human-Animal Violence and the World’s Most Infamous Serial Killer’ which appeared in journal 'Animals' in 2017. The article was co-authored by Katherine D. Watson. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the membership bo...
Episode 48: Sheep with Philip Armstrong
September 11, 2017 02:00 - 23 minutes - 28.2 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Associate Professor Philip Armstrong. Philip is based on the Department of English, at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Philip is also a co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies. In this episode we discuss Philips latest book ‘Sheep’. It is part of the ‘Animal’ series edited by Jonathan Bart. It was published by Reaktion Books in 2016. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by the Australasian Animal St...
Episode 47: Animals, Insurance and Domestic Violence with Tania Signal
August 28, 2017 02:00 - 16 minutes - 18.1 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Associate Professor Tania Signal from the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University. We discuss her paper ‘Double Jeopardy: Insurance, animal harm & domestic violence’ which appeared in the journal Violence Against Women in 2017. That paper was co-authored by Nik Taylor, Karena Burke and Luke Branlow. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. To ...
Episode 46: Buying free range eggs with Rachel Ankeny
August 14, 2017 02:00 - 17 minutes - 20 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Prof. Rachel Ankeny from the Department of History at the University of Adelaide. It is focused on her journal article co-authored with Heather Bray. The article is titled ‘Happy Chickens Lay Tastier Eggs: Motivations for Buying Free-range Eggs in Australia’. It was published in the journal Anthrozoos in May 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by the wonderful Australasian Animal Studies Association. Find them online here: ht...
Episode 45: Researching animals for the animals with Nik Taylor
July 31, 2017 02:00 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Associate Professor Nik Taylor. Nik is from the School of Social and Policy Studies at Flinders University. Nik is a prolific Animal Studies scholar. In this episode we discuss Nik’s new book ‘Ethnography after Humanism’ which she has co-authored with Lindsay Hamilton and which is published by Palgrave Macmillan. This episode of knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Animal Studies association for scholars, artists and animal adv...
Episode 44: Domestic Dogs with James Serpell
July 17, 2017 02:00 - 24 minutes - 28.6 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals features Prof. James Serpell. James is Marie A. Moore Professor of Ethics & Animal Welfare, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He is also Director, Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society. We discuss his recently updated and re-issued book ‘The Domestic Dog’. It is an edited collection, published by Cambridge University Press. This episode is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Find them ...
Episode 43: Writing the Fleischgeist with Hayley Singer
July 03, 2017 02:00 - 24 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by a very special guest, Dr. Hayley Singer from the University of Melbourne. Hayley has a PhD in creative writing and is interested in ecological and feminist theories of flesh, fiction, avant-garde writing practices and philosophy. Today we will consider Hayley’s piece ‘Writing the Fleischgeist’ which appears in the Animal Studies Journal in 2016. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by our good friends at AASA. AASA is the Aus...
Episode 42: The Literary Bird with Susan Pyke
June 19, 2017 02:00 - 29 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by a very special guest, Dr. Susan Pyke from the University of Melbourne. Sue has a PhD from the School of Culture and Communications. Her interests are centred around literature and the nonhuman. Today we will consider Sue’s piece ‘Divine Wings: Literary Flights between the Cyclic Avian in Emily Brontë’s Poems and Oblivia’s Swan Song in Alexis Wright’s The Swan Book’ which appeared in the journal ‘Otherness’ in 2016. This episode of Knowing...
Protecting Animals 21: Author David Simon
June 05, 2017 02:00 - 18 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to David Simon. Dave is a US based lawyer, animal advocate and author. He is author of the book Meatonomics and in this episode of Knowing Animals he explains the economics of animal subsidies in the US and Australia. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. They conference is coming up in Adelaide very soon. Learn more via the AASA Facebook page.
Episode 41: Straying with Barbara Creed
May 22, 2017 02:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this special episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Prof. Barbara Creed. Until recently, Barb was Professor of Film Studies at the University of Melbourne. Barb is well know as the author of the classic film studies text ‘The Monstrous-Feminie’. More recently Barb has turned her attention to Animal Studies and in this episode we discuss her brand new book ‘Stray: Human-Animal Ethics in the Anthropocene’. Stray is published by Power Polemics. Don't forget that you can follow Dr. Sio...
Protecting Animals 20: Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur
May 08, 2017 02:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode we speak to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur. Jo was featured in 'The Ghosts in our Machines' documentary: http://www.theghostsinourmachine.com. Jo has documented the lives of animals all around the world. Those images are available via the 'We Animals' website and book: http://weanimals.org. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-48031614...
Episode 40: Human Evil and Animal Suffering with Guy Scotton
April 24, 2017 02:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Guy Scotton. We consider his book chapter ‘Interspecies Atrocities and Politics of Memory’ which appears in the soon to be available book ‘Ethical and Political Approaches to Nonhuman Animal Issues: towards an Undivided Future’. That book is edited by Andrew Woodhall and Gabriel Garmendia da Trindade. This episode is brought to you the Australasian Animal Studies Association - AASA. Have you registered yet for the 2017 AASA conference. Mor...
Episode 39: Dogs of Democracy with Mary Zournazi
April 10, 2017 02:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Dr. Mary Zournazi. Mary is Senior Lecturer in sociology at UNSW. We discuss Mary's documentary 'Dogs of Democracy'. You can purchase your copy of Dogs of Democracy here: http://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/13955/dogs-of-democracy.html. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. It is the membership organisation for Animal Studies scholars. Are you registered for the ASS...
Episode 38: Protecting Elephants from Zoos with Lisa Kane
March 27, 2017 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Lisa Kane. Lisa is a lawyer and is passionate about the plight of elephants in zoos. Today we discuss her article from May 2010, 'A Case Study of African Elephants Journey from Switzerland to US Zoos in 2003: a questions of commerce and a tale of Brinkmanship’ which was published in Journal of Animal Law. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you the AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Will you be at their Adelaide ...
Episode 37: Animal captivity with Elan Abrell
March 13, 2017 01:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from New York University. I speak to Dr. Elan Abrell. Elan is based in the Urban Studies Department at Queens Colleague, City University of New York. We discuss his book chapter ‘Lively Sanctuaries: A Shabbat of Animal Sacer’ which appeared in the book ‘Animals, Biopolitics, Law: Lively Legalities’, which was published by Routledge in 2016.
Protecting Animals 19: Mariann Sullivan from Our Hen House
February 27, 2017 01:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from New York. I speak to Mariann Sullivan from Our Hen House. Our Hen House is a media hub for animal advocates. Mariann is an animal lawyer, academic, and podcaster. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. AASA is a peak body of Animal Studies scholars. Join AASA today!
Episode 36: Animals in zoos with Dale Jamieson
February 13, 2017 01:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from New York University. I am joined by Professor Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy at New York University. We discuss the chapter on zoos from his 2003 book Morality’s Progress: essays on humans, other animals, and the rest of nature. This episode is brought to you by AASA. The Australasian Animal Studies Association's conference is coming up very soon. Have you registered yet?
Episode 35: Animals are not a metaphor with Una Chaudhuri
January 30, 2017 01:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBThis episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from New York University. I am joined by a very special guest, Professor Una Chaudhuri, Professor of English, Drama and Environmental Studies. We discuss her co-edited book 'Animal Acts: Performing Species Today’ which was published by the University of Michigan in 2014. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Information about its 2017 conference is out now. Get involved. It w...