In this episode Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Alasdair Cochrane. Alasdair is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Sheffield. We will discuss his latest book ‘Sentientist Politics: A Theory of Global Inter-Species Justice’. It was published by Oxford University Press in 2018. This episode of Knowing …continue
This show features the talk ‘Veganwashing Israel’s Dirty Laundry? Animal Politics and Nationalism in Palestine-Israel’ by scholar-activist Esther Alloun. You can find more of Esther’s work at the following link: https://uow.academia.edu/EstherAlloun Esther’s talk is from the conference ‘Animal Nationalisms: Multispecies cultural politics, race, and nation (un)building narratives’, organised by the Deakin …continue
Jasmin and Mariann cover this week’s news stories. Jasmin talks to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams about his journey to veganism, the incredible initiatives he is implementing to promote healthier diets in schools, hospitals, and religious institutions and why the American public’s unhealthy diet makes him “angry every day.” (11:45). …continue
October 12, 2018Camille and Peter are together in person in Ottawa for this episode, so it’s fitting that federal animal protection legislation is the emphasis of Episode 19! It’s the two-year anniversary of the Liberal government killing an important animal cruelty bill, and you’ll find out what, if anything has …continue
October 12, 2018 Camille and Peter are together in person in Ottawa for this episode, so it’s fitting that federal animal protection legislation is the emphasis of Episode 19! It’s the two-year anniversary of the Liberal government killing an important animal cruelty bill, and you’ll find out what, if …continue
It’s the two-year anniversary of the Liberal government killing an important animal cruelty bill, and you’ll find out what, if anything has changed since then. (Spoiler alert, not much.) Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio player. Paw & Order is Canada’s only animal law podcast, and is hosted …continue
In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. John Miller. John is Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Sheffield. We will discuss John’s journal article ‘In Vitro Meat: Power, Authenticity and Vegetarianism’ which appeared in the journal ‘Critical Animal Studies’ in 2012. This episode of …continue
