In this episode of Knowing Animals we are joined by Prof. Robert Garner from the University of Leicester. We discuss his book chapter ‘Animals, Politics and Democracy’ which appeared in the book that Robert co-edited with Siobhan O’Sullivan. The book is called ‘The Political Turn in Animal Ethics’ and is published by Rowman & Littlefield.
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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.
This episode of Knowing Animals is from the Protecting Animals series. We are joined by not one, but two special guests: Ryan Alexander and Guy James Whitworth. They talk to us about their No Meat May initiative! Learn more about No …continue
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This episode’s guest is Dr Rimona Afana. Rimona is a Romanian-Palestinian academic, as well as an activist and multimedia artist. Her research addresses war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes against nature, and crimes against nonhuman animals. Her work has taken …continue
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Dr Matti Wilks is a social and developmental psychologist who is a reader in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Her work explores people’s moral motivation and actions. This includes lots of work that will be of interest to listeners, …continue
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