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Summer Institute Call For Applications Announced!
The Animals & Society Institute and the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invite applications for the third annual Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute program for advanced graduate students and early career scholars...
Call for Applications Human-Animal Studies International Development Project
The Animals and Society Institute is excited to announce the call for proposals for the sixth annual Human-Animal Studies International Development Project (HASIDP). The purpose of this competitive program is to provide one non-American university per year the...
Upcoming Webinars on Animal Abuse and Children
ASI's Lisa Lunghofer will be giving three webinars, beginning April 20, on animal abuse and children, in conjunction with Humane Society Academy. Background. All forms of violence exposure—especially in combination and over time—can be detrimental to children. Notably...
This Week in Defining Human-Animal Studies: Defining Theory of Mind with Alexandra Horowitz
We are so excited to announce the release of Season 2 of ASI’s video series, Defining HAS! We open Season 2 with a new video by Alexandra Horowitz, who has discussed the concept of Theory of Mind. Find it...
April 2019 Human-Animal Studies Books
Here are some of the books coming out this month that we are excited about! Elias, A. (2019). Coral Empire: Underwater Oceans, Colonial Tropics, Visual Modernity. Duke University Press. From vividly colored underwater photographs of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to...
April 2019 Human-Animal Studies Articles
Here are some of the articles published this month in the field of human-animal studies! Adhikari, A., Wei, Y., Jacob, N., Hansen, A. R., Snook, K., Burleson, C. E., & Zhang, J. (2019). Association between pet ownership and the risk of dying from colorectal...
New Society & Animals Issue Out!
We are excited to announce that the latest issue of Society & Animals, Volume 27, Issue 2, is now out! Here are the terrific new articles that are now available! Vulnerable Becomings: Reimagining Human Relationships with Horses and Other Beings By: Emily Blair...
ASI Partners with Culture and Animals Foundation to Co-Sponsor Research Grant
We are excited to announce that ASI has begun a partnership with the Culture and Animals Foundation to help support their research grants, which are awarded to scholars and artists whose work helps to build a deeper understanding of human–animal relationships and a...
New Book in Brill HAS Book Series: Animal Experimentation
We are excited to announce the latest book in the Brill Human-Animal Studies Book Series: Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change Edited by Kathrin Herrmann and Kimberley Jayne Animal experimentation has been one of the most controversial areas of...
