For the 200th episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Dr Marina Lostal, who is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Essex. We explore Marina’s recent turn to animal law by talking about her paper “De-objectifying Animals: Could they Qualify as Victims before the International Criminal Court?”, which was published open access in the Journal of International Criminal Justice in 2021.
This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA, the Australasian Animal Studies Association, which you can join today. It is also brought to you by the Animal Publics book series, from Sydney University Press. This is a series featuring lots of titles in animal law; take a look, and encourage your library to order copies if you are interested!
Knowing Animals is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Dr Josh Milburn who discusses all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. The show features interviews with Animal Studies scholars and animal advocates.
On this episode of Knowing Animals, we are joined by Professor Alison Stone. Alison is Professor in the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. She’s authored nine academic books, and edited or co-edited …continue
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Dr Walter Veit is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading in the UK. His research concerns the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind, and applied ethics, and his books include Modelling Evolution and What Are Zoos …continue
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Dr Dustin Crummet is an Affiliate Instructor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma and the Executive Director of the Insect Institute, a non-profit organization that critically explores insects in the food system. …continue
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