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The Animal Turn

Claudia Hirtenfelder
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Pale Male
Violence
Animals
Cosmopolitanism
Moral Imagination
Habitat Rights
Politics
Feminism
Veganism
Animal Studies
Multi-Species Justice
Zoonotic Diseases
Global Justice
Political Decision-Making
Non-Human Animals
Human Rights
Disability Rights
Social Justice

Animals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – Not as shadows to human stories, or as beings we want to understand biologically, or for purely our benefit – but as beings who have histories, stories, and geographies of their own. Each season is set around themes with each episode unpacking a particular animal turn concept and its significance therein. Join Claudia Hirtenfelder a... more

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Carrie Freeman and Christopher Eubanks join Claudia on the show to explore animal (mis)representation in media. They examine some of the ways in which animals are represented in activist messaging and the interconnections of animal rights with other ... more

The Animal Turn podcast launches Season 8 with a dive into the intersections of media, racism, and speciesism. Tobias Linné, Ellen Gorsevski, and Natalie Khazaal join Claudia on the show to discuss how race and species intersect each other in animate... more

Death permeates our relationships with animals, yet we rarely confront the complex ethical questions it raises. In this conversation with Katja Guenther and Julian Paul Keenan, editors of "When Animals Die," we delve into the emerging field of animal... more

Thom Norman joins Claudia on the show to discuss the work of FarmKind and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion calculator and how it strategically doesn’t include vegan messaging. They discuss the organizations Farm... more

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Priyanshu Thapliyal
PhD researcher based in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh, studying street dogs and their interactions within an Indian Himalayan village.
University of Edinburgh
Episode: S7E10: Grad Review with Rashmi Singh Rana and Priyanshu Thapliyal
Rashmi Singh Rana
PhD candidate at the Centre for Compassionate Conservation of the University of Technology Sydney, focusing on socio-ecological dynamics between humans and dogs.
University of Technology Sydney
Episode: S7E10: Grad Review with Rashmi Singh Rana and Priyanshu Thapliyal
Matthew Adams
Academic in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Brighton, UK
University of Brighton
Episode: S7E8: Pavlov’s Dogs with Matthew Adams
Heeral Chhabra
Postdoctoral research associate with the Remaking One Health Indies Project, awarded a PhD from the University of Delhi in 2022 for a thesis on animal welfare and state regulations in colonial India.
Remaking One Health Indies Project
Episode: S7E7: Urban Health Histories with Heeral Chhabra
Daniel Ramp
A behavioral ecologist, welfare expert, and conservation biologist specializing in transdisciplinary approaches to coexistence and sustainability.
University of Technology Sydney
Episode: S7E6: Compassionate Conservation with Daniel Ramp
Oswaldo Santos Baquero
Professor in Preventative Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health
University of São Paulo
Episode: S7E5: Marginalized Multispecies Collectives with Oswaldo Santos Baquero
Anindita Bhadra
A behavioral ecologist working with free-ranging dogs in India.
Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Kolkata
Episode: S7E4: Behavioural Ecology with Anindita Bhadra
Mariam Motamedi-Fraser
Honorary senior research fellow in the Interdisciplinary Research Group at UCL Anthropocene in the Department of Geography
UCL Anthropocene
Episode: S7E3 - Species Story with Mariam Fraser Motamedi
Virginia Thomas
An environmental social scientist with a PhD in sociology interested in human-animal interactions and ethical questions in those relationships.
Wellcome Trust, AgResearch
Episode: S6E10: Grad Review with Virginia Thomas and Darren Chang

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Claudia Hirtenfelder
Host of The Animal Turn, exploring complex narratives surrounding animals and their interrelations with humans, emphasizing empathy and ethics in animal studies.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 75 ratings
  • I am a huge fan of this podcast and it has been invaluable to me as I have shifted my research into multispecies ethnography. I have listened to all the episodes, some twice, and I also assign them in my classes and workshops. Claudia is also an excellent interviewer!

    Podchaser
    5
    nehavora1
    5 months ago
  • The Animal Turn is a thought-provoking and insightful podcast that explores human-animal relations through diverse disciplinary lenses. As a PhD student engaging with animal studies, this podcast has personally been very instrumental in expanding my perspectives, challenging anthropocentric assumptions, and encouraging deeper reflections on the ways we engage with animals in both research and everyday life. It is equally valuable for a wider audience, including those simply curious about animal ... more

    Podchaser
    5
    RashmiSRana
    7 months ago
  • Thought provoking and profound

    Brilliant podcast which has introduced me to a variety of new concepts and strengthened many others with which I was familiar. Such terrific work

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EALHighlands
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • A podcast everyone should be listening to!

    This is an amazing show with such interesting scholars and perpectives being shared. Ive learned so much over the various seasons and Claudia Hirtenfelder is an excellent host and conversation partner!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Critical animal
    Denmarka year ago
  • Excellent resource

    This is such an important resource for exploring questions about the role of animals in ethics, law, and politics. These questions are in urgent need of attention and I’m glad to see this podcast rising to the occasion.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Oatmealsternly
    United Statesa year ago

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The show is applauded for featuring leading scholars and diverse perspectives, enriching the conversations around animal studies.
Listeners praise the podcast for its thought-provoking content and the introduction of innovative concepts related to animal welfare and ethics.
Comments highlight the conversational approach, making complex subjects accessible while fostering deep engagement with listeners' own experiences with animals.

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S7E8: Pavlov’s Dogs with Matthew Adams
Q: Why should we be interested in people like Pavlov and his experiments when considering multi-species health?
Adams suggests that examining specific case studies like Pavlov's can illuminate broader concepts of health and the complexities involved in human-animal interactions over time.
S7E8: Pavlov’s Dogs with Matthew Adams
Q: What makes you say that psychology has been slow to the mark when it comes to thinking about human and animal relations?
Matthew Adams notes that psychology has primarily focused on human attitudes towards animals, often neglecting the interests and well-being of the animals themselves.
S7E7: Urban Health Histories with Heeral Chhabra
Q: Why is looking at urban animal histories important for understanding multi-species health?
Heeral emphasizes that urban animal histories reveal the interconnectedness of health among different species and highlight the need to consider all stakeholders involved in animal health discussions.
S7E7: Urban Health Histories with Heeral Chhabra
Q: What were your main research questions regarding street dogs?
Heeral sought to trace contemporary attitudes towards street dogs back in time to understand their historical significance and questioned why they are often treated as problematic despite their long-standing presence.
S7E7: Urban Health Histories with Heeral Chhabra
Q: How did you become interested in street dogs in particular and focused on history and archives?
Heeral shares that her interest began from a personal connection to caring for street dogs in India, leading her to focus her academic research on animal histories.

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Focused on the intertwining narratives of animals and humans, this series explores significant themes related to animal studies, ethical considerations, and the complexities of multispecies relationships. Episodes dive into various topics, such as dog-human interactions, the implications of animal experimentation, and compassionate conservation, providing insights from a wide array of guests including researchers, ethicists, and ecologists. Notably, the approach fosters a deep understanding of animals not merely as subjects of human inquiry but as beings with their own experiences and histories, offering listeners a richer perspective on the role animals play in our world.

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1. Priyanshu Thapliyal
2. Rashmi Singh Rana
3. Matthew Adams
4. Heeral Chhabra
5. Daniel Ramp
6. Oswaldo Santos Baquero
7. Anindita Bhadra
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