Claire, Ruby and Nick discuss representations of animal rights in the media, focusing on the cartoon BoJack Horseman and the manga The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa. We cover the portrayal of anthropomorphised (human-like) animals in these examples, factory farmed versus “free-range” animal products and factions within the animal advocacy movement. Links: Animal Horror: An investigation into animal rights, horror cinema and the double standards of violent human behaviour by Gunnar Theodór Eggertsson – academic article: https://www.academia.edu/543200/Animal_Horror_An_investigation_into_animal_rights_horror_cinema_and_the_double_standards_of_violent_human_behaviour?email_work_card=title KINDRED by Patricia Piccinini – art work: https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/not-natural-exhibits/kindred You can hear Ruby discuss her research on veganism in Japan on a previous FoS show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/%E2%80%9Csoft%E2%80%9D-activism-path-forward-veganism-japan-ruby-ramsden Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Kangaroo by Remi Wolf: https://www.remiwolf.com/ Melbourne Bitter by Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird: https://cousintonys.bandcamp.com/ No War by Lowkey and Styles P: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXiYqbCMt8&list=RDivXiYqbCMt8&start_radio=1 Thanks so much to everyone who donated to our Radiothon campaign! The target for our show was $1500 and we have already exceeded that, with $1850 donated so far! 3CR is still trying to reach the overall target for the station of $275,000, with over $220,000 raised so far. Any donations to our Give Now page will go towards that overall target to keep 3CR on the air. Thanks again to those who have already donated and we appreciate any additional donations to help get 3CR over the line! https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies
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Our guest on today’s show is Ari, who returns for a follow up conversation on conflict in activist spaces and in community group settings. Ari (they/them) is a community organiser, mediator and support worker who is passionate about …continue
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Savanna, Gonzalo and Nick discuss the upcoming Animal Liberation Film Festival. This event is being held from December 5-6 in Melbourne, at Cinema Nova. For more information on the festival, go to: https://alff.org.au/ Also see the Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/25038308422432519 Additional …continue
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In the early 1800s, colonial Sydney transformed from a drunken shanty town ruled by military oligarchs to a developed city ruled by pastoral capitalists. Australia’s first wool baron, John MacArthur, continued to grow his wealth while maintaining a powerful position …continue
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