Knowing Animals

Josh Milburn
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Mar 12, 2018 • 24min

Episode 63: Critical Animal Studies with Carol Gigliotti

In this episode of Knowing Animals I speak to artist, advocate and independent scholar Carol Gigliotti. Today we will focus on Carol’s book chapter ‘The Struggle for Compassion and Justice through Critical Animal Studies’, which was published in 2015 as part of the Oxford Handbook of Animal Studies.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
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Mar 5, 2018 • 24min

Episode 62: Hearing and Smelling Animals in Literature with Sune Borkfelt

In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Sune Borkfelt who is a PhD Fellow at School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark. Today we will discuss Sune’s forthcoming book chapter ‘Sensing Slaughter: Exploring the Sounds and Smells of Nonhuman Literary Encounters’, which will appear in a book edited by Jessica Ullrich and Alexandra Böhm, and which will be part of Rombach’s Cultural Animals Studies.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
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Feb 26, 2018 • 20min

Episode 61: Evil in Nature with Oscar Horta

In this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Oscar Horta about his journal article ‘The Problem of Evil in Nature: Evolutionary Basis of the prevalence of Disvalue’ which appeared in the journal ‘Relations’ in 2015.    This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
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Feb 19, 2018 • 18min

Episode 60: The Absurdity of Dairy with Jody Emel

This episode of Knowing Animals features Professor Jody Emel from the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. We discuss her upcoming journal article ‘Evaluation of the Land Grab: Absurdism, Decolonialism, and Postanthropocentrism’ which will soon be published in a special issue of the journal 'Resources'.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
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Feb 12, 2018 • 23min

Episode 59: Burger with Carol J Adams

In this episode of Knowing Animals we are lucky to be joined by Carol J. Adams. We discuss Carol's new book 'Burger' which was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2018.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!
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Feb 5, 2018 • 19min

Episode 58: Animal Rights in Palestine and Israel with Esther Alloun

This episode of Knowing Animals features Esther Alloun from the University of Wollongong. We discuss her article ‘’That’s the beauty of it, it’s very simple!’ Animal rights and settler colonialism in Palestine–Israel’ which appeared in the journal Settler Colonial Studies in December 2017.     This episode is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Like AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. 
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Jan 29, 2018 • 28min

Protecting Animals 24: Martin Dingle Wall

This episode of Knowing Animals is part of the Protecting Animals series. I am lucky to be joined by actor, producer and writer Martin Dingle Wall. Martin has appeared in many Australian series including Home and Away, Underbelly and Upper Middle Bogan. Martin now lives in LA and recently stared in the indie hit movie Happy Hunting. Martin is also a passionate animals and regularly uses his profile to raise animal issues.    This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. AASA is the peak body for Animal Studies scholars in Australia and around the world. Learn more here: http://animalstudies.org.au.     
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Jan 22, 2018 • 30min

Episode 57: Animal Politics and Policy with Peter Chen

In this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Dr. Peter Chen from the University of Sydney about his book 'Animal Welfare in Australia: Politics and Policy’ which was published by Sydney University Press in 2016.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association. Follow AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. 
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Jan 15, 2018 • 29min

Episode 56: The Political Turn with Robert Garner

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.  Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl, linking you up with your dream pound dog - http://kibbl.io AASA, the group of Animal Studies scholars - http://animalstudies.org.au. The new book 'After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions' - http://www.faunarypress.com. 
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Jan 8, 2018 • 33min

Protecting Animals 23: Ryan Alexander and Guy James Whitworth from No Meat May

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 Meat May here: http://www.nomeatmay.net. Don't forget to check out our program sponsors: Kibbl, linking you up with your dream pound dog - http://kibbl.io AASA, the group of Animal Studies scholars - http://animalstudies.org.au. The new book 'After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions' - http://www.faunarypress.com. 

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