Promoting Critical Animal Studies Worldwide
Apr 13th, 2010 by Anastasia Yarbrough
Call for Book Proposals
We are pleased to invite proposals for a new book series, Critical Animal Studies, to be published by Rodopi Press, one of Europe’s premiere academic presses. The main goals of the series, which differentiates it from the pre-existing series in the field of animal studies, are that we are particularly looking to publish works that:
Mar 25th, 2010 by Anastasia Yarbrough
ICAS now offers unpaid internships and volunteer positions for anyone interested in learning how to run a program or project, delegate tasks, edit articles, public relations, write policy reports, and conduct research and analysis.
This is a great experience for college students and activists to gain skills working with a professional non-profit animal advocacy organization while fostering positive social change. Continue Reading »
Mar 15th, 2010 by Anthony Nocella
Animal Liberation Forum 2010 CSU-Long Beach, Long Beach CA April 15th – 18th
Animal Ethics Conference Utah Valley University, Provo UT March 29th – April 2nd
North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies SUNY Cortland, Syracuse NY, April 9th, 10th, and 11th
Let Live Conference Portland State University, Portland OR June 25th – 27th
Animal Rights National Conference 2010 Hilton Hotel, Alexandria, VA July 15th – 19th
Mar 8th, 2010 by Anthony Nocella
Lodging and Travel
9th Annual North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies
Unveiling Anarchist Studies Initiative &
Farm Sanctuary Tour
April 9, 10, and 11, 2010
SUNY, Cortland, NY
http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/?page_id=383
Mar 5th, 2010 by Anthony Nocella
On Saturday March 7th, join us at Wooden Shoe Books for an evening of discussion with Anthony J. Nocella II, co-editor of the exciting new volume Academic Repression: Reflections from the Academic Industrial Complex, out now from AK Press.
Since 9/11, the Bush administration has pressured universities to hand over faculty, staff, and student work to be flagged for potential threats. Numerous books have addressed the question of academic freedom over the years; this collection asks whether the concept of academic freedom still exists at all in the American university system.
It addresses not only overt attacks on critical thinking, but also—following trends unfolding for decades—engages the broad socioeconomic determinants of academic culture.
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Anastasia Yarbrough
In January 2010, The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) and The Vegan Police Radio, located in St. Catharines, Canada developed a partnership rooted in the tradition of Paulo Freire’s philosophy of dialoguing for liberation and freedom. Continue Reading »
Feb 26th, 2010 by Anthony Nocella
On April 11th, the second day of the 9th Annual North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies at SUNY Cortland, ICAS will head off for an hour long guided tour of the Watkins Glen Farm Sanctuary. The purpose of the tour is to listen to nonhuman animals on their diverse experiences.
On April 11th please join us for hearing the voices and learning of the experiences of these survivors.
About an hour drive from Cortland, the 175-acre New York farm is set amidst rolling green hills and forests in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York, just west of Watkins Glen.
Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Farm Sanctuary, 3100 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY
Feb 23rd, 2010 by Anastasia Yarbrough
The Anarchist Studies Initiative at SUNY Cortland is the first center dedicated to the study of anarchism in higher education. Anarchist Studies Initiative comes out of SUNY Cortland’s commitment to cutting edge innovative liberal arts and professional public education.
Click Here for the Flyer for the April 9, 2010 Anarchist Studies Initiative Unveiling Continue Reading »
Feb 22nd, 2010 by Anthony Nocella
9th Annual North American Conference for Critical Animal Studies
$15.00 Registration Fee.
**Free for SUNY Cortland students
**People tabling need to register
Click Here: 2010 Flyer (8 1/2 x 14 in) (PDF)
Click Here: 2010 Schedule Chart (8 1/2 x 14 in) (PDF)
Click Here: 2010 Schedule List (PDF)
Click Here: 2010 Registration Form (PDF)
Click Here: Presenters’ Biographies (PDF)
For any inquiries contact editor@politicalmediareview.org
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Co-sponsored by:
Institute for Critical Animal Studies
Women’s Studies, SUNY Cortland
Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology, SUNY Cortland
Transformative Studies Institute
Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), SUNY Cortland
Anarchist Studies Initiative, SUNY Cortland
Political Media Review
Sacco and Vanzetti Foundation
Institute for Disability Studies, SUNY Cortland
Center for Green Criminology and Security Studies
Save the Kids
Criminology Club, SUNY Cortland
Outdoor Empowerment
Central New York Peace Studies Consortium
Social Advocacy and Systems Change, SUNY Cortland
Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women’s and Gender Studies, SUNY Cortland
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Call for Presentations at SSSP 2010:
I would like to invite papers/presentations for the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) www.sssp1.org for the panel “Animals and the Environment: Inequalities and Social Justice Theory” that I am the session organizer of. The theme of the SSSP Conference this year is “Social Justice Work.” It is a huge conference in the field of Sociology, but has scholars from many others fields of study from around the world. The conference typically has about 1,000 people who also attend in the same city at the same time the American Sociology Association (ASA) http://www.asanet.org/ Conference. The Society for the Study of Social Problems will be held August 13-15 2010 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA. I hope you are interested. The deadline is this Monday Feb 15, 2010. I would need your title, description, and biography. You do of course have to pay for registration, lodging, and travel.
I hope you are interested please let me know asap!!!
anthony.nocella[@]cortland.edu or nocellaj[@]lemoyne.edu
Anthony J. Nocella, II
Sociology and Criminology, SUNY Cortland
Sociology and Criminology, Le Moyne College
www.anthonynocella.org
www.anthonynocella.wordpress.org
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