In this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Prof. Peter Singer about his iconic book ‘Animals Liberation’ (1975) and its legacy. We also discuss how his work has been received and what, if anything, he could have done differently. It’s available now, and it’s free!
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 epiosde of Knowing Animals Siobhan O’Sullivan talks to Erica Fudge about her piece ‘Milking Other Men’s Beasts’ from History and Theory 52, pp. 13 – 28. We discover the place of cows in history. Your browser does not …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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