Marc Bekoff has produced yet another stellar work on human-animal studies: Bekoff, Marc (ed). 2007. Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals. Four Volumes. Westport: Greenwood Press. Here is how Amazon.com describes this ground-breaking work. … Continue reading
Nature Matters: Materiality and the More-than-Human in Cultural Studies of the Environment Call for Papers and Panels Toronto, Ontario October 25-28, 2007 Hosted by the Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Culture Faculty of Environmental Studies York University Nature cannot … Continue reading
Did you know there is a congressional Friends of Animals Caucus? Caucasus are comprised of members of Congress who work on issues of mutual interest. Congressmen Christopher Shays (Republican) and Tom Lantos (Democrat) are co-chairmen of the caucus and have … Continue reading
The field of human-animal studies has taken another step forward. The Animals and Society Initiative reports that the American Psychological Association recently accepted an application to incorporate Human-Animal Studies into Division 17, its Counseling Psychology division. The decision comes after … Continue reading
Los Angeles has the biggest homeless population of any U.S. city today and spends proportionally less on the problem than New York, Boston, Chicago and Seattle. There are more than 90,000 homeless people countywide on any given night. According to … Continue reading
The Animals and Society Institute has announced the publication of its Guide to Experts in Animal Issues. The Guide brings together in one publication, for the first time, experts from academia (sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, biology and many other fields), … Continue reading
