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  • 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/.

    19 min
  • 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.

    28 min
  • 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/.

    30 min
  • 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.

    29 min
  • 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.

    33 min
  • Episode 55: Why be vegan with Dan Hooley

    This episode comes out of Switzerland. I speak to Dan Hooley. Dan is a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Toronto. We discuss his book chapter 'A Moral Argument for Veganism' which he co-authored with Nathan Nobis. It appeared in the edited collection 'Philosophy Comes to Dinner: Arguments About the Ethics of Eating' which was published by Routledge in 2016.

    Have you dowloaded Kibbl? It is the phone app that helps links pound animals in need of a home, with humans in need of four legged friends.

    Have you ordered your copy of 'After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions'? Why not order a copy for your university library too?

    Have you joined AASA? AASA represents Animal Studies scholars around the world.

    31 min
  • Protecting Animals 22: Reineke Hameleers from Eurogroup for Animals

    This episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from Brussels and features Reineke Hameleers from Eurogroup for Animals. We talk about all thing European, political and animal welfare.

    This episode is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association: http://animalstudies.org.au.

    The new Animal Studies book 'After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions': https://www.amazon.com/After-Coetzee-Anthology-Animal-Fictions/dp/0996624511.

    The new phone app Kibbl helps people find pound animals to adopt. Learn more here: kibbl.io.

    30 min
  • Episode 54: political representation for animals and plants with Alfonso Donoso

    This episode of Knowing Animals is from Switzerland. I am joined by Alfonso Donoso. Alfonso is an Assistant professor in political science at the Institute for Political Science, at Chile's Catholic University. Today we will discuss his piece 'Representing non-human interests' which appeared in the journal Environmental Values in 2017.

    Don't forget to check out our program sponsors:

    Kibbl.io - linking you up with your dream pound dog.

    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.

    24 min
  • Episode 53: the 3Rs with Charlotte Blattner

    This episode of Knowing Animals comes from Switzerland. I speak to Dr. Charlotte Blattner, currently at Queens University, Canada, about her book chapter 'Rethinking the 3Rs: From Whitewashing to Rights, which appears in the 2018 book 'Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change', published by Brill.

    This episode is supported by the Australasian Animal Studies Association - https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/.

    The new Animal Studies book 'After Coetzee: An Anthology of Animal Fictions' - https://www.facebook.com/aftercoetzee/.

    And Kibbl, the phone app that helps you adopt animals from pounds - https://www.facebook.com/kibblapp/.

    30 min
  • Episode 52: Hunting the Thylacine with Carol Freeman

    Dr. Carol Freeman is from the University of Tasmania. Today we talk about her book chapter 'The Last Image: Julia Leigh's The Hunter as Film' which appeared in the book 'Animal Death' which was edited by Jay Johnston and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey and published by Sydney University Press in 2013. Carol's other book 'Paper Tigers' is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Tiger-Pictures-Shaped-Thylacine/dp/0992279178.

    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.

    43 min

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Knowing Animals is a regular 20 minutes podcast about all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. It features interviews with academic and…

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