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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Animals and Animality Across the Humanities and Social Sciences

This past weekend I attended and presented at the Animals and Animality Across the Humanities and Social Sciences conference held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. The conference was exceptionally well-attended (I understand over 140 abstracts were submitted and nearly sixty papers were delivered) and well-organized. It was refreshing to present in an environment where [...]

What’s So ‘Critical’ About Critical Animal Studies?

“What’s So ‘Critical’ About Critical Animal Studies?” Animals and Animality Across the Humanities and Social Sciences Queen’s University, Kingston June 26, 2010 (Edited June 30 to reflect what I actually said) I have a bad joke I like to say far too often when people ask me ‘what I do’: I do critical animal studies [...]