The quotes shared during S8E7, focused on social media, all speak to the tensions of freedom and captivity. In your experience, what role does social media play in animals' lives?

Just had a great conversation with Claudia Hirtenfelder of @theanimalturn.bsky.social. We talked #zoos, #war, #elephants, hungry #animals, and much more. Part of a new series from @theanimalturn.bsky.social on "Animals and War" coming in 2026!

Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, & Siobhan Speiran unfurl the complex relations of social media and animals. They probe how social media packages animals as content, why that changes real lives, and where activism, policy, and platform design can push back. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s8-media/s8e7

Check out this guest post by ethicist Carlo Salzani in response to FarmKind's newly launched "Forget Veganuary" campaign. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/post/forget-... Learn more about the original #veganuary campaign here: veganuary.com

We celebrate 100 episodes of the The Animal Turn by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily routines. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s8-media/s8e6 #education #podcasting #TheAnimalTurn

Looking for a graduate student who has an interest in the intersections of animals, race and/or media to join us in the upcoming Grad Review. If you are interested send us an email ([email protected])

One of my favourite things about this episode is that Doris named three early career colleagues as the scholars who inspire her: Pablo Castello, Claudia Hirtenfelder (of @theanimalturn.bsky.social), and @nicodmueller.bsky.social.

On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Doris Schneeberger about her 2024 Palgrave book Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations. The episode is available free below or in all the usual places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...

Carrie Freeman & Christopher Eubanks explore animal (mis)representation in media. They examine the representation of animals in activist messaging & the interconnections of animal rights with other social justice movements. lnkd.in/d6TWpb5a #TheAnimalTurn #mediastudies #criticalanimalstudies

In 1903 the plight of Brown Dog, at the hands of medical students at a London, helped spark the antivivisection movement in England. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5kaf3nvx #theanimalhighlight #TheAnimalTurn #dogs #browndogaffair #animalethics #animalexperiments #ethics #criticalanimalstudies

The Animal Turn podcast launches Season 8 with a dive into the intersections of media, racism, and speciesism. Tobias Linné, Ellen Gorsevski, and Natalie Khazaal discuss race, species, their Media Analysis of Racism and Speciesism (MARS) test. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s8-media/s8e1

Just been alerted that some folks subscription to The Animal Turn on Apple Podcasts has been removed and they are struggling to re-subscribe. Trying to see if this is a wide-spread issue. Anyone else having this problem?

Death permeates our relationships with animals, yet we rarely confront the complex ethical questions it raises. In this conversation with the editors of "When Animals Die," we delve into the emerging field of animal death studies. shorturl.at/FOb7s #TheAnimalTurn #death #animalstudies

Thom Norman joins Claudia to discuss FarmKind's work and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion calculator and its lack of vegan messaging, the organizations FarmKind supports, and the critiques levelled against EA. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...

In this Animal Highlight, Virginia Thomas focuses on the domestic dog and the ways in which they might be thought of as citizens. Fun fact - the dog in the artwork is Linus! www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s5-animals-a... #animals #politics #dogs #animalhighlight #urbananimals #animalstudies

CFP for "Animals and Business Ethics", deadline for abstracts fast approaching (30 April 2025). Find out more here: www.viennaanimalstudies.com/post/cfp-ani...

I spoke with Kyle Johannsen about The Moral Circle for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Check it out!

When the triple disaster hit Japan in 2011, people left the area but animals, such as boars, stayed. In this animal highlight Herre discusses how the animals started to roam more in the urban areas and showed no adverse radioactive side-effects. theanimalhighlight.buzzsprout.com/1950946/epis...

It's been a full year since I made my first post for @nichecanada.bsky.social writing about my book: Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada. Thank you @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social for being so encouraging and making it happen! niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/n...

Are you writing on animals and (non)violence? Are you interested in getting it published in the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence? If so, I have brilliant news for you: I'm putting together a Special Issue on Animals and (Non)violence! Details here: brill.com/fileasset/do... #polisky #animalsky

In this highlight, Herre de Bondt looks at how nuclear waste from the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima impacted the lives of wild boars in Japan. He discusses how boars responded to the departure of humans and are being impacted by their return. theanimalhighlight.buzzsprout.com/1950946/epis...

Laura and I published a book chapter: "Critical Animal Media Studies: Challenging the Hegemonic Representations of Oppressed Groups through Communication Research". lup.lub.lu.se/search/publi... #CriticalAnimalStudies #MediaStudies #Intersectionality

Vanessa Amoroso from Four Paws International explains how captive breeding facilities create a "conveyor belt of cubs" that fuel tourism attractions while obscuring the darker reality of what happens to these animals. www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...

🐕 Listen to @heeralchhabra.bsky.social from @livunihistory.bsky.social discussing how urban health histories help us understand changing multispecies health, and how India's dog population got caught up in colonialism, with @theanimalturn.bsky.social www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...

‘There was a climate which was against the bear. We had to do something in a more practical way’ And so they did! 🐻 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to @pablopcastello.bsky.social about his work on the 'fabric of zoodemocracy' recently published in @crispp.bsky.social. Available free below or in all the usual podcast places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-236-... #polisky #philsky #poltheory

Matthew Adams joins Claudia on the show to talk about the dogs used by Ivan Pavlov. They discuss the importance of psychology in debates about multispecies health & point to the significance of art-based in challenging anthropocentricism. t.co/14k04iQxEc 🧵(1/4)

Host of The Animal Turn Claudia Hirtenfelder will be giving a lecture next week about urban animals and the ways in which they are positioned as urban problems and solutions! if you are in #Vienna check it out! www.viennaanimalstudies.com/event-list #Wien #animals #tiere #cities #urbananimals

How promising to see a book about animals and their emotional lives winning the 'Science Book of the Year' in Austria!

EconTalk was an early favorite when I started listening to podcasts, and has introduced me to a huge number of authors and ideas from across the political spectrum over the years. So it was a special pleasure and privilege to appear as a guest to discuss The Moral Circle. Check it out!

‘“The public want to know that the animals are treated with respect and do not suffer cruelty,” she said.’ - a good illustration that Understanding Animal Research is a fundamentally dishonest joke of an organisation, little more than a mouthpiece for cruelty. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

We're thrilled to announce our CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 AASA Conference: "Centring Animals Across the Disciplines"! 📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia ⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025 #animalstudies #academia animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

Wooohooo!

Animal agency indeed! "..the role of animals in shaping Earth's landscapes is much more significant that previously recognised. From beavers creating wetlands to ants building mounds of soil, these diverse natural processes are crucial, yet we risk losing them as biodiversity declines."

I appeared on CogNation to discuss the moral circle. If you have interest in whether we should extend moral consideration to invertebrates, plants, fungi, or AI systems, check it out!

The CRILS Network is looking to hire a Post Doctoral Research Fellow /Programme Manager. Find out more here: jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Dr. Margaret Strickland Collin’s studied termites, and was the first Black woman to earn PhD in entomology. siarchives.si.edu/blog/margare... #BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory

Ep 40 - Romanian Feline Lives with Dr Irina Frasin, pt 2/2. anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod... #Anthrozoology #Cats ​

As always, Jeff Sebo provides a nuanced, complicated and generous way of thinking through ethical debates regarding nonhumans

The fabric of #zoodemocracy : a systemic approach to deliberative zoodemocracy By Pablo P. Castelló #criticalanimalstudies #politicaltheory #SueDonaldson #WillKymlicka #zoopolis #humananimalstudies #animalrights #community #VINEsanctuary www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What are some current #callforpapers or #callforabstracts for conferences and journals for the #CriticalAnimalStudies, #AnimalEthics, #VeganStudies, and #HumanAnimal scholars? 🌱

Knowing Animals podcast with @richardtwine.bsky.social about his book 'The Climate Crisis and Other Animals' (2023). #criticalanimalstudies #climatecrisis #animalrights knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-233-...

@animalstudies.bsky.social AASA presidents, past-presidents and members galore in this new collection! So excited to have my copies finally arrive today. In great company!! Thanks for hosting our launch ❤️ #CriticalAnimalStudies #Research #NewBook #Vegan

The Ethics & Rhetoric of Invasion #Ecology: the controversial treatment and ongoing violence routinely utilized against #nonnative species. The contributors argue for a different kind of relationship with foreign species. Stanescu, Cummings eds. @criticalanimal.bsky.social #criticalanimalstudies

The new trailer for series 13, comes out on Monday! Why not listen to the latest episode and start to follow the podcast! This particular episode is a crossover with @theanimalturn.bsky.social the animal turn podcast. I think you'll love it. www.buzzsprout.com/1960880/epis...

In the latest episode, Heeral Chhabra tells us about urban health histories and how the welfare of free-roaming dogs in India was caught up with the colonial history of the country. Find out more: theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec... #AnimalHistories #urbananimals #TheAnimalTurn

Recently published a book in animal studies? Consider applying for the @animalstudies.bsky.social Book prize made possible by the fierce Siobhan O'Sullivan animalstudies.org.au/book-prize

Herre de Bondt talks about fiddler crabs on The Animal Highlight and how these ecosystem engineers help life in mangrove forests, which are also important buffer zones against storms in coastal regions. open.spotify.com/episode/6y4y... #crabs #fiddlercrabs #theanimalhighligt #theanimalturn

On The Animal Turn, @abhadra7.bsky.social used the quote to explain the significance of #evolution and #ecologies in understanding #animal behaviour. What are your thoughts about what evolution and biology can tell us about animal health? theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...