I’ve been trying to decide what would be a good subject to blog about as a return to writing here on the blog. This has been a rough year for a number of reasons and, in the midst of everything, blogging has felt impossible. I’ve been doing lots of other writing this year, but somehow the idea […]
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Teaching & Learning at Pigs Peace Sanctuary
This summer, I taught a course called Animals, Ethics and Food: Doing Multispecies Ethnography at the University of Washington in the Comparative History of Ideas Program (CHID). The course was unique because we got to travel to Pigs Peace Sanctuary for one day per week. While at the sanctuary, students were each paired with a singular pig for the […]
Summer Teaching: Doing Multispecies Ethnography
I’ve been absorbed these last few weeks in teaching a new course at the University of Washington. A variation on my Animals, Ethics and Food class, this course is called Animals, Ethics and Food: Doing Multispecies Ethnography. It is a condensed course, meaning that instead of a 10-week quarter, the term lasts only 4 1/2 weeks. […]
Dissertation Defense & Beyond
On Wednesday, I defended my dissertation, which is the final evaluation for the PhD. Good news: I passed! And I’m now done with the PhD. All that remains is filing my dissertation with the graduate school. It’s kind of a weird feeling to be done. I’ve been working on this thing for so long now, […]
Reader Poll: Online Classes through Serenity in the Storm?
Good morning! It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I wanted to give you all a bit of an update. I was in Tampa the week before last for the annual Association of American Geographers meeting. It was the most exhausting week I’ve had in a long time on so many levels, but there were […]
Perpetual Mourning
Earlier this week, I witnessed a pigeon get run over by a car. Eric and I were in the car on our way to get some dinner and we noticed a pigeon in the middle of the street, wings flapping, struggling to right herself, clearly injured. In one instant, we took in the scene — […]
New Article Published at ‘Gender, Place & Culture’
Usually, I stick with the non-academic subjects on the blog, but occasionally I like to share the academic work I’m doing. In addition to working on the dissertation, I’ve also been working on some publishing projects: a few articles and two different edited book projects. Recently, an article of mine just came out at the feminist geography journal, […]
Near Escape: A Story from a California “Livestock” Auction
A group of young breeding bulls just sold at auction were herded into the chute to the transport truck. Their coats were black and shiny and they were in good shape. Strong and energetic — the picture of health. Two men herded them, one with a paddle and the other with an electric prod. As they neared […]
Calling All Vegans! Letters to a New Vegan Looking for Submissions
Today I want to let you all know about a fantastic book project — Letters to a New Vegan. This call for submission has been making the rounds, but there is still time to submit a letter for consideration. Melissa Tedrowe, of the lovely blog Mending Creation is heading up this project. Read on for […]
Concerned about animal suffering? Do something!
In the face of stories like the calf at auction from earlier this week, it can be easy to feel helpless and overwhelmed by the enormity of animal suffering in the world. To end the week on a positive note, I thought I’d compile some ideas for getting involved to help animals. Last weekend, Serenity […]
