Representing Animals Workshop

NYU Animal Studies, active since 2010 and housed in the NYU Department of Environmental Studies, is a central gathering place for people who work on topics concerning nonhuman animals. Our students work with leading scholars in Animal Studies, Environmental Studies, and related fields; participate in intensive seminars, workshops, and conferences; and engage in a wide range of theoretical, practical, and creative pursuits upon graduation.Learn more about NYU Animal Studieshere.

NYU Animal Studies

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).
9:00-9:30 - Check-in
9:30-10:45 - Representing animals in advocacy and politics
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-atcheson-517b47a0/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rachel Atcheson</A> (Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams Office)</LI>
<LI>Mariana Corbello (New York University)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/people/kevin-schneider/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kevin Schneider</A> (Nonhuman Rights Project)</LI>
<LI>Moderated by <A HREF="https://www.milbank.com/en/professionals/david-j-wolfson.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Wolfson</A> (New York University)</LI>
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10:45-11:15 - Coffee break
11:15-12:30 - Representing animal minds
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<LI><A HREF="https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/becca-franks.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Becca Franks</A> (New York University)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://alexandrahorowitz.net/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alexandra Horowitz</A> (Barnard College)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://cogs.indiana.edu/people/profile.php?u=swagscha" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steven Wagschal</A> (IU Bloomington)</LI>
<LI>Moderated by <A HREF="http://as.nyu.edu/faculty/jennifer-jacquet.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jennifer Jacquet</A> (New York University)</LI>
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12:30-2:00 - Lunch break (not provided)
2:00-3:15 - Representing animals in the humanities
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<LI><A HREF="https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/chaudhuri-u" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Una Chaudhuri</A> (New York University)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://english.lafayette.edu/people/carrie-rohman/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Carrie Rohman</A> (Lafayette College)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/nandini-thiyagarajan.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nandini Thiyagarajan</A> (New York University)</LI>
<LI>Moderated by <A HREF="http://as.nyu.edu/faculty/yanoula-athanassakis.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yanoula Athanassakis</A> (New York University)</LI>
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3:15-3:45 - Coffee break
3:45-5:00 - Keynote address by <A HREF="https://www.lorigruen.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lori Gruen</A> (Wesleyan University) 
This workshop is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come first-served.
Sponsored by NYU Animal Studies and the Center for the Humanities.

NYU Silver Center, Hemmerdinger Hall

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