More-Than-Human Worlding: Analysis and Exploration of Farm Animal Sanctuaries, World-Building and Speculative Design, with Dr Madi Mañetto Quick, Part 1.
In episode 41 of the Anthrozoology Podcast we join Dr. Madi Mañetto Quick , for part one of two on a discussion on her PhD research which explored the narratives of farmed animals, focusing on farms and sanctuaries. In this episode Madi discusses how she explored the interpretive framework of equalising human and non-human characters in stories. Madi emphasises a non-black-and-white approach and “stays with the trouble” in conversations around vegetarianism, veganism and livestock farming. She introduced the concept of “necro care,” where killing animals is seen as an act of care in sanctuaries. Madi also highlighted the importance of including global perspectives and visual analysis in future research. Her thematic analysis revealed themes on land depiction, killing methods, and individual vs. mass animal portrayals.
Podlet Guest
Dr Madi Mañetto Quick
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9859-0682
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Dr. Kris Hill PhD Candidate, University of Exeter
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Dr. Michelle Szydlowski
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Sarah Oxley Heaney
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References:
Donna J. Haraway, 2016, Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene.Elan Abrell, 2016, Saving Animals: Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue & Care.Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby, 2013, Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming.
Mañetto Quick, M. (2024). Worlding Sanctuary: Multispecies design ethnography on a farm animal sanctuary in Aotearoa. Ethnographic Edge, 7(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.24135/ee.v7i1.271
Mañetto Quick, M., Caudwell, C., & Horrocks, D. (2024). Land/Scape Portrayals in Farm and Farm Animal Sanctuary Memoirs. M/C Journal, 27(5). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3090 (Original work published October 13, 2024)
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