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 Professor Marcy Norton of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of History. She’s a historian of the early modern Atlantic interested in questions about how Europeans shaped the Americas and how Native American peoples shaped Europe. She’s …continue
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On the 250th episode of Knowing Animals, the guest is Jin Qian, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. She researches China’s environmental governance and its global implications, with a focus on the intersection of food, …continue
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