Please join NYU Animal Studies on February 15 2019 for a workshop on Representing Animals!
We will celebrate the multidisciplinary nature of animal studies with panels on Representing Animals in the Humanities, Representing Animal Minds, and Representing Animals in Advocacy and Politics, with a Keynote Address by Dr. Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University).
9:30-10:45 - Representing animals in advocacy and politics
- Rachel Atcheson (Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams Office)
- Mariana Corbello (New York University)
- Kevin Schneider (Nonhuman Rights Project)
- Moderated by David Wolfson (New York University)
10:45-11:15 - Coffee break
11:15-12:30 - Representing animal minds
- Becca Franks (New York University)
- Alexandra Horowitz (Barnard College)
- Steven Wagschal (IU Bloomington)
- Moderated by Jennifer Jacquet (New York University)
12:30-2:00 - Lunch break (not provided)
2:00-3:15 - Representing animals in the humanities
- Una Chaudhuri (New York University)
- Carrie Rohman (Lafayette College)
- Nandini Thiyagarajan (New York University)
- Moderated by Yanoula Athanassakis (New York University)
3:15-3:45 - Coffee break
3:45-5:00 - Keynote address by Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University)
This workshop is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by NYU Animal Studies and the Center for the Humanities.