The question of our responsibilities towards other animals has never been more urgent and complicated. Over the course of the last fifty years, the animal industrial complex has increasingly become the subject of activist response. At the same time, increased legislative protections and neoliberal deregulation have strengthened agribusiness interests.<\/p>\n
On Friday 16th<\/sup> November, Dr Siobhan O\u2019Sullivan will visit the University of Kent to deliver a guest talk entitled \u2018What has an Animal Activist done for you lately?\u2019 that considers the work of animal activists through the lens of social service. Analysing how animal advocates gather information, O\u2019Sullivan will look at the degree to which trespassing, whether on land, at sea or through the illegal use of drones, can be considered an act of civil disobedience that might produce meaningful social and political change.<\/p>\n The talk will be followed by an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion responding to her paper and the question of animal activism more broadly, with participants from English, History and Psychology.<\/p>\n Animal Activism: An Animal Studies Forum will take place at 4pm on Friday 16th<\/sup> November 2018 in Darwin Lecture Theatre 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n The event is free and open to all and will be followed by a wine reception in the School of English common room. It is being run in conjunction with \u201cEN709 Animals, Humans, Writing\u201d and is a Kent Animal Humanities Network event.<\/p>\nDr Siobhan O\u2019Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Research as UNSW, Sydney, and works within the fields of animal welfare policy and environmental ethics. Her books include Animals, Equality and Democracy <\/em>(Palgrave MacMillan 2011) and she was co-editor of The Political Turn in Animal Ethics<\/em> (Rowman & Littlefield 2016). She also hosts a weekly animal studies podcast Knowing Animals<\/em>: https:\/\/knowinganimals.libsyn.com\/<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"