Category: Events

Online Book Launch: The Ethics of Animal Shelters (2023, OUP)  

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On June 28th 2023, 10 am–1 pm (EDT) you are invited to join an online celebration of the publication of The Ethics of Animals Shelters (2023, OUP), edited by Valéry Giroux (Centre for Research in Ethics), Angie Pepper (University of Roehampton), and Kristin Voigt (McGill University), and including contributions from many current and former A.P.P.L.E. fellows. This edited
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Reimagining Sanctuary

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APPLE would like to announce an upcoming conference open to sanctuary practitioners and researchers. Reimagining Sanctuary: A free virtual conference for staff, volunteers, and board members at farmed animal sanctuaries February 28 – March 26, 2022 Convened by VINE Sanctuary and Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in cooperation with the Global Coalition of Farm Sanctuaries Program and
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Animal Studies Speaker Series: Anat Pick

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Anat Pick will be giving a zoom talk entitled “Film Farm: Kelly Reichardt’s Gastro-aesthetics” on Friday February 18, 2022 from 1:00-2:30 pm (ET). This will be a 45 minute talk followed by Q&A/discussion. Dr. Pick is a Research Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, and Reader in Film at Queen Mary University of London.
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Yamini Narayanan – Animating caste

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APPLE is pleased to announce an upcoming zoom event with Yamini Narayanan from Deakin University, Australia. Title: Yamini Narayanan Animating caste: Visceral geographies of pig caste, and violent nationalism in Chennai city. Date and Time: April 15th, 4PM EST (GMT -5) Please note that Professor Narayanan’s talk is on Thursday and not the usual Friday. 
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The Animal Turn: Beyond Species Boundaries

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APPLE is pleased to be sponsoring a panel on “The Animal Turn: Beyond Species Boundaries” at the Scholarship Beyond Boundaries Conference, hosted by the Society of Graduate and Professional Students, on Saturday, March 20th, 2021, from 4:30-6:00pm. Speakers include Harshavardhan Thyagarajan and Paulina Siemieniec, and the panel will be moderated by Will Kymlicka. The panel,
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Margaret Robinson: Is the Moose Still My Brother if We Don’t Eat Him?

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APPLE is pleased to announce an upcoming zoom event with Professor Margaret Robinson, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University. Title: Is the Moose Still My Brother if We Don’t Eat Him? Date & Time: Friday, March 12 at 4:00-5:30 PM EST Please note: The paper will be circulated in advance for a Q&A discussion format. Please
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Dinesh Wadiwel: The Courage to Hear? Animals, Foucault and Parrhēsia

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APPLE is pleased to announce an upcoming zoom event with Professor Dinesh Wadiwel, University of Sydney. Title: The Courage to Hear? Animals, Foucault and Parrhēsia Date & Time: Friday, February 12 at 4:00-5:30 PM EST Please note: The paper will be circulated in advance for a Q&A discussion format. Please contact Jishnu Guha-Majumdar (jgm12@queensu.ca) to
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book cover of Kyle Johannsen's Wild Animal Ethics

Symposium on Kyle Johannsen’s Wild Animal Ethics

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APPLE is happy to sponsor a virtual symposium on Kyle Johannsen’s recent book Wild Animal Ethics: The Moral and Political Problem of Wild Animal Suffering.  The symposium will be held over Zoom: link to the event. Friday April 9 from 11 AM – 2 PM (Eastern Time) Featuring commentaries by Nicolas Delon (New College of Florida), Bob Fischer (Texas State), Gary O’Brien (Oxford),
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Animal Studies Speaker Series 2021

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APPLE is sponsoring a monthly series of virtual talks in the winter term, 2021. January 15th – Diego Rossello, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile   February 12th – Dinesh Wadiwel, University of Sydney, Australia  March 12th – Margaret Robinson, Dalhousie University, Canada  April 15th – Yamini Narayanan, Deakin University, Australia  May 14th – Anat Pick, Queen Mary University
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Diego Rossello on ‘Towards Agonistic Politics in a Zoopolis’

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Apple is delighted to sponsor a 5-part series of remote talks in animal studies. Our first talk features Diego Rossello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Professor Rossello’s talk will take place on: Friday January 15th, from 4-5:30 PM EST Title: “On the (Missing) Concept of the Political in Animal Rights Theory’s ‘Political Turn’:
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