In 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 ASSA conference? I hope to see you in Adelaide July 3 – 5: http://animalstudies.org.au/conferences.
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.
In 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 …continue
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This episode’s returning guest is Professor Claire Parkinson, Professor of Culture, Communication and Screen Studies at Edge Hill University in the UK. She’s also the Co-Director of the university’s Centre for Human Animal Studies, which she established in 2014. Her …continue
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Today’s guest is Zara-Louise Stubbs. Zara is a researcher at the University of York, where she is reading for a PhD in Contemporary Literature. Her thesis is entitled Eating Bodies, Assembling Selves: The Uncanny Gastronomic in Contemporary Women’s Literature. As …continue
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