{"id":2405,"date":"2019-02-11T12:12:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T12:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2019-02-13T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:15:11","slug":"maritime-animals-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/2019\/02\/11\/maritime-animals-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Maritime Animals Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

In maritime narratives of humans, ships and the sea, animals are too often absent, or marginalised in passing references, despite the fact that ships once carried, and were populated by, all kinds of animals. Horses, mules and other \u2018military\u2019 animals crossed the sea to their battlefields, while livestock were brought on-board to be killed and eaten. Sailors and passengers kept animal companions, ranging widely from cats and parrots to ferrets and monkeys. Animal stowaways, such as rats, termites and shipworms, did tremendous damage to ships\u2019 structures and stores, especially during the age of sail. Moreover, countless animals \u2013 seabirds, dolphins, porpoises, etc. \u2013 would visit and accompany ships, filling many sea narratives with the wonder of oceanic animal encounters.<\/p>\n

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April 25-27th, 2019<\/h2>\n

Keynote speakers:<\/h4>\n

Thom van Dooren<\/h4>\n

William Gervase Clarence-Smith<\/h4>\n

Featuring films by Jessica Sarah Rinland<\/h4>\n

This conference seeks to shed fresh light on maritime history by placing animals centre stage. Papers are sought which uncover all aspects of animals\u2019 involvements (and entanglements) with ships and their activities. It calls upon the power of story-telling to repopulate maritime history with animals, by telling, and listening to, surprising stories about them.<\/p>\n

For the conference programme and registration details, please visit the Museum conference website.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please contact Lizelle de Jager<\/a>\u00a0 if you have any queries about registration or wish to book for individual days. For all other queries, please contact the conference organiser Dr. Kaori Nagai.<\/a><\/p>\n

The conference is organised by the Kent Animal Humanities Network. For further information, visit our website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Image \u00a9 National Maritime Museum, London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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