Aurelia is the Africa co-ordinator for the Open Wing Alliance where she supports African organisations with their cage-free campaigning efforts. In this episode Aurelia walks us through the state of the advocacy movement in Africa and the unique complexities of campaigning in this region. We hear Aurelia’s thoughts on progress in …continue
This episode features Andrew Lopez. Andrew is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Queen’s University in Canada, where he works on critical animal studies, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of biology. Regular listeners to Knowing Animals will have heard his name before – he was the co-author of …continue
Our guest this week is Davita Coronel, a PhD student at Deakin University with an interest in cultural relationships with animals on colonised lands. Topics include: How Davita chose her PhD topic of a feminist and Indigneous ethics of care for living with flying foxes.What research questions she brought to this project.What her …continue
Our guest this week is Davita Coronel, a PhD student at Deakin University with an interest in cultural relationships with animals on colonised lands. Her work explores what it takes to learn to live with flying-foxes in an anthropocentric and settler-colonial society. Topics include: How Davita chose her PhD topic of a feminist …continue
What can we do to convince people to change their behavior? Strategy is always the hottest of topics amongst activists in the animal rights community. This week we are joined by Aidan Kankyoku of Pax Fauna to discuss just what it may be that is holding people back from behaving …continue
John is a writer, philosopher, cultural critic and magician. He is best known for his book, The Postmodern Prince, and for his more recent work in Critical Animal Studies where he edited the collection “Critical Theory and Animal Liberation”. Also in that field his book “The Omnivore’s Deception: What We …continue
Navidad del 2018. Dos amigas reciben el aviso de que un animal en muy mal estado se encuentra tirado en una cuneta en Castroverde, Lugo. No dudan en ir en su auxilio, en solicitar ayuda veterinaria, en recabar pruebas, en alertar a las instituciones y en quedarse acompañándolo hasta que …continue
If you’re not thrilled about meal prep these days, Brigitte Gemme is your fairy godmother. When you know what she calls “the grammar of soup,” you can make any soup — ‘same for stir-fries, bowls, salads, and roasted things. It’s blessed freedom in the kitchen. Brigitte says “Cooking is for …continue
