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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...
Lisa Lunghofer Presenting on the Link
Our Human-Animal Programs Director will be hitting the road this fall. On October 12th, Dr. Lunghofer will be presenting at the Humane Society of Greater Rochester’s day-long conference, The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence: Solutions for a Safer...
PhD Faculty in Anthropology and Human-Animal Studies
Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in human-animal studies, or in a "normal" field with HAS as a specialty, have historically not had too many options. The good news is that there are more PhD programs in the field than ever before, as well as more...
This Week in Defining Human-Animal Studies: Defining Anthropomorphism with Robert Mitchell
This week’s Defining HAS video series video is by Robert Mitchell, who has discussed the term anthropomorphism. Find it...
Winner of the International Development Project for 2018-2019 Announced!
We are excited to announce that the winner of the 2018-2019 International Development Project is the University of the Western Cape, in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Sharyn Spicer, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of the Western Cape, will be...
New HAS Books August 2018
Constance, D. H. (2018). Contested Sustainability Discourses in the Agrifood System. Routledge. The industrial agrifood system is in crisis regarding its negative ecological, economic, and social externalities: it is unsustainable on all dimensions. This book...
College Student Literacy of Food Animal Slaughter in the United States
Wrenn, C. L. (2018). College Student Literacy of Food Animal Slaughter in the United States. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 24(2), 215-228. Despite the growing influence of food justice and conscious consumption in Western society,...
