Hello Friends of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies,
It is time for nominations for the ICAS 2026 Annual Awards (no money, but instead recognition).
Six Annual Peer-Reviewed CAS Outstanding Awards
- Critical Animal Studies Book of the Year:
For outstanding book in the field of critical animal studies in the current year of the nomination. The media cannot be older than three years. We stress that critical animal studies includes any topic, issue, or concern (from environmentalism to prisoners’ rights) that promotes the protection, liberation, and freedom of animals in the world and is based not only on theory, but in practice as well. The media can come from any discipline or topic including, but not limited to, international studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, religion, sociology, environmentalism, critical animal studies, social work, biology, history, economics, public administration, criminology, philosophy, anthropology, chemistry, medicine, agriculture, political science, disability studies and information studies. To nominate media for this award, send the media to the address below (i.e. a book you are nominating). - Critical Animal Studies Grassroots of the Year:
For outstanding grassroots social justice campaign, action, program, organization, collective, agencies, or project within the field of critical animal studies in the current year of the nomination. - Critical Animal Studies Media of the Year: For outstanding media such as documentaries, films, visual art, operas, plays, and music in the field of critical animal studies produced in the current year of the nomination. We stress that critical animal studies includes any topic, issue, or concern (from environmentalism to prisoners’ rights) that promotes the protection, liberation, and freedom of animals in the world and is based not only on theory, but in practice as well. The media can come from any discipline or topic including, but not limited to, international studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, religion, sociology, environmentalism, critical animal studies, social work, biology, history, economics, public administration, criminology, philosophy, anthropology, chemistry, medicine, agriculture, political science, disability studies and information studies. To nominate media for this award, send the media to the address below (i.e. a book you are nominating).
- Critical Animal Studies Undergraduate Paper/Project/Thesis of the Year: Awarded to an undergraduate student who has written an outstanding paper/thesis that promotes animal protection and liberation in the current year of nomination in the current year of the nomination. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate an undergraduate student for this award, the nominator must write a one-page letter and include the paper or write a one-page detailed description of the project.
- Critical Animal Studies Graduate Paper/Project/Dissertation of the Year: Awarded to any graduate student working on a masters or doctorate degree who has written an outstanding paper/thesis that promotes animal protection and liberation in the current year of the nomination. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate a graduate student for this award, the nominator must write a one-page letter and include the paper or write a one-page detailed description of the project.
- Critical Animal Studies Faculty Paper/Project of the Year: Awarded to a faculty member conducting research or working at a college, university or institute who has written an outstanding paper that promotes animal protection and freedom in the current year of the nomination. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate a professor for this award, the nominator must write a one-page letter and include the paper or write a one-page detailed description of the project.
Submitting Nominations for Awards
These awards are decided by the Board of Directors of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies and facilitated by the Director of the Critical Animal Studies Society.
To be eligible for the Annual ICAS Outstanding Awards, works must be published, released, or completed within the calendar year of nomination (January 1–December 31).
Submit nominations from December 1 to December 31 of each year, with announcements in January.
1) Full citation including the ISBN or ISSN (APA Style)
2) relevance to critical animal studies and total liberation;
3) the social, cultural and/or political significance, originality and impact.
Dr. Richard Kahn, Director, Critical Animal Studies Society
rkahn@antioch.edu
