Saturday 10th March
8.15 – 8.45 Stallholders get-in and set up in the Margaret Rooms (MR 1-3)
8.30 – 9 Arrival and Registration in Queens Building Reception
9.15 Welcome in LT2
9.30 Keynote address: Dr. Richard Ryder, in LT2
10.15 – 11.30 SESSION 1
Animals in the Public Arena [chair: Mark Gold] LT2 1. Kim Stallwood: Animal Rights: Moral Crusade or Political Movement? 2. Lee McConnell: Animals as Property - The Adequacy of Current Legal Protection 3. Daniel Allen: Institutional Opposition to Blood Sports in Britain, 1891 - 1919 Workshop: Research and Communication Tools for Activists and Academics [Jessica Groling and Kerry Burton] Queens Classroom This workshop will explore how the Freedom of Information Act (2000) can be used as a research tool and how to make the most of the mainstream media.
11.30 – 11.45 BREAK
Stalls in MR 1 – 3
11.45 – 1 SESSION 2
Conservation [chair: TBC] LT2 1. Livia Apostol: A critical approach to the study of prosocial donations for the conservation of animal species 2. Kurtis Boyer: The Failure of 'Succeeding' in Wildlife Conservation Speciesism [chair: Dr. Nigel Pleasants] LT1 1. Leonardo Caffo: Why Peter Singer is wrong 2. Christian Stache: The failures of metaphysical anti-speciesism and the benefits of historical materialistic Marxism for a social theory of animal liberation Workshop: Responding to the badger cull [Nikki Shaw and TBC] Queens Classroom
1 – 2.30 LUNCH in the Long Lounge, Devonshire House
Stalls in MR 1 – 3
A selection of short films TBC
2.30 – 3.45 SESSION 3
Theoretical Perspectives [chair: Daniel van Strien] LT2 1. Hannah Strommen: Biblical Animals: Returning to Genesis in the Wake of Jacques Derrida 2. Catherine Duxbury: "Through every forest, Above the trees, Within my stomach, Scraped off my knees, I drink the honey, inside your hive... You are the reason I stay alive": Theoretical observations on the Subjugation of Women and Animals: Why Poststructuralist Feminism is a must 3. Nathan Stephens-Griffin: Doing Critical Animal Studies Differently: Learning from Lorde Representations of Animals in Literature [chair: Louise Squire] LT1 1. Seán McCorry: The Political Aesthetics of Mid-Twentieth Century Farm Fictions 2. Jane Flynn: Sense and sentimentality: A critical study of the influence of myth in portrayals of the soldier and horse during World War One 3. Tina Hartmann: A Dog's Words: Animal Language and Animal Intelligence in Ethology and Literature Workshop/Discussion: Emotions or Evidence? Effective activism needs hearts and minds [Toni Vernelli and Sarah Batt] Queens Classroom
3.45 – 4 BREAK
Stalls in MR 1-3
4 – 5.15 SESSION 4
Animals and Environmental Ethics [chair: Christiane Smith] LT2 1. Oscar Horta: Disregarding Sentient Beings: Speciesism and Environmentalism 2. Catia Faria: Unhealthy nature: the harms that animals suffer in the wild 3. Matteo Andreozzi: Non-human animals beyond anthropocentrism: some remarks about animals and environmental ethics Animals, symbolism and visual culture [chair: Dr. Sam Hurn] LT1 1. Jingjing Zhao: Chinese Zodiac - Animal Images in Chinese Culture 2. Stuart Evans: From Fairytale to Road-kill: Animals in Art 3. Gill Bliss: Animals with Attitude: Finding a Role for Animated Animals Workshop: Activism and Academia - Bridging the Gap [Daniel van Strien] Queens Classroom
5.15 – 5.30 BREAK
Stalls in MR 1-3
5.30 – 6.30 Closing Plenary LT2
Where do we go from here? A discussion…
Feedback from workshops.
Short presentation about Minding Animals 2.
6.30 Conference end
7.30 Dinner at Herbies Restaurant for those who have pre-booked a table
9 – late Fundraising gig in the Cavern
Featuring ONSIND and more TBC, plus poetry. Lorraine Parker will be reading poetry on Animal Issues from her collection RETRO-FLEXION. A chance to socialise and relax after the conference. In aid of South Devon and Cornwall hunt saboteurs. [small entry charge will apply]
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