Tag: ICAS Oceania
CFP – 2017 ICAS Oceania Conference for Critical Animal Studies
Critical Animal Studies Oceania 2017: Forging Alliances and Intersections. We are excited to announce that the Oceania 2017 Conference will be held 15-16 July on Wurundjeri land, in so-called Melbourne, Australia. Call For Papers HERE Stay tuned by joining our mailing list
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ICAS July 2016 E-Newsletter
Hello Friends of ICAS, We have a few exciting things we would like to share. 4th Annual ICAS Africa Conference for Critical Animal Studies has been put on hold for the moment to work with all the presenters and organizers schedules better. 4th Annual ICAS Oceania Conference for Critical Animal Studies has its registration open: […]
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ICAS June 2016 E-Newsletter
Hello Friends, Supporters, and Leadership of ICAS, ICAS Executive Board of Directors meets once a month for two hours on the 2nd weekend of each month. We have been doing a lot and developing processes and specifically identifying our mission and goals: The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS), rooted in animal liberation and anarchism, […]
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In the Dark: The kangaroo cull in Canberra, Australia
I tried to stop myself falling asleep over the keyboard. It was 2pm in the afternoon. Classes had finished and I was planning the night ahead; groaning to myself about the coming late night and having barely two hours sleep before I would have to come into work to teach again. I checked the online local news and the headlines […]
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Conference visit to Big Sky Sanctuary
We are going to visit Big Sky Sanctuary on the Sunday after the conference! The purpose of the visit is to see the sanctuary and meet the inhabitants. We will also hear a talk about running the sanctuary within an intersectional ethical framework. This will be by donation, as pigs eat a lot. Be sure […]
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Conference venue change AND new partnership AND new member
There is a lot happening in the Oceania chapter right now! We are happy to announce that we will now be holding the 2015 Oceania conference at the Victorian Trades Hall, 53 Victoria St, Carlton. The Trades Hall has a long history of supporting not just union struggles, but various intersectional movements. We are also […]
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ICAS Scholar-Activist Profile Series – March 2015: Jess Ison
My name is Jess. I live on Wurundjeri land in Naarm (or so called Melbourne, Australia), with my nonhuman and human best friends. I’m currently doing a PhD and tutoring alongside activism and being the representative for ICAS in the Oceania region. I really love high heels and hope to see the end of capitalism. […]
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CFP Deadline extended
The ICAS Oceania CFP deadline has been extended to March 28, 2015. More conference information available here Please keep spreading the word.
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Announcing Lecture and Book Launch with Dr Dinesh Wadiwel
Animals and Capitalism: Use Value, Exchange Value and Surplus Value Book Launch and opening night address from Dr Dinesh Wadiwel at the 2015 ICAS Oceania Conference There has been increased interest in the work of Karl Marx within critical animal studies, which have further developed classic approaches from authors such as Ted Benton and […]
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