I thought I’d try something a bit new today, and provide an audio recording for you all. I recorded the talk I gave at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Conference in Buffalo, NY on March 4, 2012. I was in a session called “Resistance” and my talk was entitled “Joining the Resistance: Farmed Animals […]
Category Archives: Academia
Follow
Pigs in Sanctuary/ Pigs at Slaughter
As I’ve mentioned before, Eric and I try to get up to Pigs Peace Sanctuary once a week to volunteer. It’s a wonderful experience–not only getting away from town to do some good manual labor, but because we’re getting to build relationships with the pigs, dogs and humans at the sanctuary. Yesterday, we took a […]
Animals, Ethics and Food Syllabus
Yesterday was my first day teaching my new course, Animals, Ethics and Food: Deconstructing Dominant Discourses. The first day of class is always spent taking care of the nitty gritty details–introductions, learning names, reviewing the syllabus and answering any questions that may come up. We had time yesterday for all of this, plus we watched […]
The General Exam Saga Concludes
Well… I passed the Generals. After nearly a year of active preparation for this exam, I made it through and my committee granted me doctoral candidacy. Yippee!!! And the best part–I didn’t even cry this time. The exam consisted of a 2.5 hour conversation/inquisition with my committee and they pushed me in very productive ways. I […]
Week in Review: Random things and the Generals Exam
The last week or so has been up and down. My anxiety level has been pretty high. I think it’s been a combination of the fact that Thanksgiving break really wiped me out, and I had ‘December 5’ looming in front of me. Well, today is December 5th, and that means that I have to […]
Thoughts on ‘Animals Make Us Human’
No time for a post yesterday–I was reading the last of Animals Make Us Human, by Temple Grandin before heading off to a workshop with her at the University of Washington. This was a very unique opportunity to sit down in a room with no more than a dozen people and engage in a […]
A Weekend Away
This weekend was quite busy with academic activities. On Saturday, the University of Washington Geography Department hosted the Cascadia Critical Geographies Mini-Conference. There were talks on a range of critical geography topics, including health, indigeneity, race, etc. And there was an interesting panel on critical pedagogy (teaching) and a large discussion on the role of geography/ers […]
General Exam: Day 4
Well, it’s over. Thank goodness. Yesterday was a rough day. I literally sat down at 6am and did not do anything else (not even a walk around the block for poor Maizy) until 7pm last night. My only breaks were to grab some snacks from the fridge and let Maizy out in the backyard to […]
General Exam: Day 3
Today was the third day/ third question for my general exam. I woke up at 5am this morning, which was a nice improvement on waking up at 3:30 am the past two days. I felt pretty well-rested and ready to start writing. I’ve been enjoying all of the snacks I prepared for the week, but […]
General Exam: Day 2
Another day of examining is done. I completed the second question and am ready to pass out. I had a slow start this morning and have spent the day struggling to stay awake and keep my mind sharp! I promise–some recipes and non-school related posts soon–for now, I will just leave you with today’s very […]