S8E2: (Mis)representation and Activism with Christopher Eubanks and Carrie Freeman

Carrie Freeman and Christopher Eubanks join Claudia on the show to explore animal (mis)representation in media. They examine some of the ways in which animals are represented in activist messaging and the interconnections of animal rights with other social justice movements.

Date Recorded: 29 February 2025 

Featured: 

• The Human Animal Earthling by Carrie Freeman
• Critical Animal and Media Studies by Núria Almiron, Matthew Cole, Carrie P. Freeman
• Framing Farming by Carrie Freeman
• What a Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe 
• Animals in Media on The Animal Turn. 
• Animal Activism Starter Guide Advocacy Guide for BIPOC Activists – by APEX Advocacy 
• In Tune to Nature with Carrie Freeman
• Animals and Media Style Guidelines by Carrie Freeman and Debra Merskin
• Human supremacism: why are animal rights activists still the “orphans of the left”? by Will Kymlicka
• Crossings by Ben Goldfarb 
• Social Movement Mobilization and Feminism with Corey Lee Wrenn on The Animal Turn

A.P.P.L.E
Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.

iROAR Network
iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals.

Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, & Commun

Pollination Project
The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need.

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Join PhD Candidate Claudia Hirtenfelder as she learns about important concepts in Animal Studies. Season 1 focuses on Animals and the Law.

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