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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 [...]

Hugo (June 15, 2009)

Hugo (adopted Wednesday, April 2, 2008; deceased Monday, June 15, 2009) was “a nice old man” black and tan rooroo hailing from the Candycane Forest with an exceptionally moosey disposition and a great fondess for carnuba waxes in all their forms.

Global Public Health Vigilance: Creating a World on Alert

Some may be interested in the following new book. Global Public Health Vigilance: Creating a World on Alert Lorna Weir & Eric Mykhalovskiy Rutledge, 2010 Global Public Health Vigilance is the first social science book to investigate recent changes in how global public health authorities perceive and respond to international threats to human health. Between [...]