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Claudia Hirtenfelder

Independent Researcher and Podcast Host

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Claudia Hirtenfelder is an independent researcher and podcast host. She completed her PhD at Queen's University focusing on the history and geography of how cows and how they were problematized in Kingston, Ontario. In her research Claudia is interested in the interconnections between policy, space, and urban animal relations. Claudia is also the host of the Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Ethics (APPLE) sponsored podcast The Animal Turn in which she talks to scholars about important concepts in animal studies.