List of Dates, Partnered Organisations and Titles for Pre-conference and Partner Events since the inception of Minding Animals.
Pre-Newcastle Events
4 March, 2008: Newcastle, Australia
Animal Emotions and Beastly Passions: why “good welfare” isn’t “good enough”
University of Newcastle School of Environment and Life Sciences, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) and the Australian Animals Studies Group (AASG)
5 March, 2008: Adelaide, Australia
Animal Emotions and Beastly Passions: why “good welfare” isn’t “good enough”
University of Adelaide School of Zoology, WDCS and AASG
6 March, 2008: Sydney, Australia
Animal Emotions and Beastly Passions: why “good welfare” isn’t “good enough”
University of Sydney Veterinary School, WDCS and AASG
8 August, 2008: Newcastle, Australia
Why Whales and Birds Sing
University of Newcastle School of Environment and Life Sciences and AASG
13 August, 2008: Sydney, Australia
Why Whales and Birds Sing
Sydney Grammar School and AASG
14 November, 2008: New York, USA
Why Whales and Birds Sing
Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), the Provost’s Office, and the Departments of Philosophy and Geography
5 December, 2008: London, England
Why Whales and Birds Sing
Menzies Centre of Australian Studies of King’s College
18 December, 2008: Genève, Switzerland
Why Whales and Birds Sing
Département de Sociologie et Département de Géographie, Université de Genève
6 May, 2009: Newcastle, Australia
Voiceless Animal Law Protection Series
University of Newcastle Law School and Voiceless Animal Protection Institute
Pre-Utrecht Events
29 to 30 November, 2010: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Fish Welfare: the interplay between science and ethics
University of Utrecht School of Philosophy
3 December, 2010: Sydney, Australia
Animals, People and Earth: compassion and the ethics of inclusion
Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University
4 February, 2011: Los Angeles, USA
How Like Us Are They? Human and Nonhuman Primate Cognition
University of California, Los Angeles
14 February, 2011: Brisbane, Australia
Who Drives Animal Welfare in Australia?
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland
19 to 21 February, 2011: Sydney, Australia
The History, Philosophy and Future of Ethology
ISL-HCA International Collaborative Workshop
29 April to 1 May, 2011: St Victor des Oules, Languedoc, France
Sommes-nous prets a elargir notre consideration aux animaux?
Animind
4 to 7 May, 2011: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Animais, Animalidade e os Limites do Humano (Animals, Animality, and the Limits of the Human)
Graduate Program in Literary Studies – Faculty of Letters, UFMG, and the Center for the Study of Crimes, Sins, and Monstrosities, University of Belo Horizonte
13 May, 2011: Cape Town, South Africa
Figuring the Animal in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
21 to 24 May, 2011: Chester, England
Animals as Religious Subjects: a transdisciplinary conference
European Forum for the Study of Religion and Environment and the University of Chester
1 July, 2011: Hamburg, Germany
Fleisch essen. Das gesellschaftliche Mensch-Tier-Verhältnis und die Bedeutung von Fleisch (Eating Meat. The Societal Human-Animal-Relationship and the Meaning of Meat)
Group for Society and Animals Studies of the University of Hamburg
2 July, 2011: Paris, France
L’animal dans le soin: entre théories et partiques (Animal Assisted Therapy: theories and practices)
CEPIHA (Cercle d’Etudes Pluridisciplinaire des Interactions Homme-Animal) and Animaux et Compagnies
7 July, 2011: Wollongong, Australia
Global Animal – an Animal Studies Conference
University of Wollongong
20 to 21 September, 2011: Brno, Czech Republic
Animal Protection and Welfare
Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
20 to 21 September, 2011: Sydney, Australia
Testing Times: a symposium on the ethics and epistemology of animal experimentation
Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics
21 September, 2011: Christchurch, New Zealand
Cultural Animals
New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies, College of Arts, University of Canterbury
7 October, 2011: London, England
Animal Citizens
London School of Economics
8 October, 2011: London, England
Animal Ecologies in Visual Culture
Antennae (The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture) and University College, London
14 October, 2011: New York, USA
Animal Studies: Changing the Subject?
New York University Animal Studies Initiative
14 to 15 October, 2011: Oslo, Norway
Shared Worlds
Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo, Nordic Human Animal Studies, Equine Research Network (EqRN) and the Department of Semiotics at the University of Tartu
15 to 16 October, 2011: Prague, Czech Republic
Reconfiguring the ‘Human’/’Animal’ Binary – Resisting Violence
Institute of Critical Animal Studies, Europe, and the Department of Sociology, Charles University in Prague
17 to 18 October, 2011: Uppsala, Sweden
Zooethnographies
Centre for Gender Research, University of Uppsala
20 to 21 October, 2011: Rennes, France
Representing Animals in Britain: an International Interdisciplinary Conference
Anglophonie, Communautés, Ecritures (Department of Languages, Rennes 2)
24 to 25 October, 2011: Barcelona, Spain
Animals and the Law
ADS, Grupo de Investigación Animales-Derecho-Sociedad (Animals-Law-Society Research Group) and Facultat de Dret, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
27 October, 2011: Geneva, Switzerland
Minding Animals in Switzerland
Département de Sociologie, Université de Genève
27 to 28 October, 2011: London, England
The Animal Gaze Returned
School Fine Art, Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Media & Design at London Metropolitan University
28 October, 2011: London, England
Anchoring Biodiversity Information: from Sherborn to the 21st Century and Beyond
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, the Linnean Society and the Society for the History of Natural History
29 to 30 October, 2011: Berlin, Germany
Animals and Aesthetics
Institute of Art History and Aesthetics, Universität der Künste, Berlin
17 to 19 November, 2011: Vancouver, Canada
Animal Influence (Interactive Futures IF’11)
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
28 November, 2011: New Delhi, India
Buddhism and the New World Order: Compassion, Animal Welfare and Conservation
Wildlife Trust of India and IFAW – the event formed part of the Global Buddhist Congregation
2 December, 2011: Newcastle, England
Animal Ethics and Sustainable Food Policy Conference
University of Newcastle, England
10 February, 2012: Sydney, Australia
Bats and Ibis
Macquarie University Animals and Society Working Group, Centre for Social Inclusion, Macquarie University
10 March, 2012: Exeter, England
Critical Perspectives on Animals in Society
School of Social Sciences and International Studies (SSIS), University of Exeter
27 April, 2012: Sydney, Australia
Animal Ethics and Cognitive Science
School of Humanities, University of New South Wales
4 May, 2012: Geneva, Switzerland
Mon chiens (…) ce héros ! / My dog (…) what a hero!
SHARRE (Society for Human-Animal Relationship Research & Education)
12 to 13 May, 2012: Genoa, Italy
The Emotional Lives of Animals: Which Implications? A Comparison between Researchers and Disciplines
MAnITa (Minding Animals Italy)
14 to 16 May, 2012: Aarhus, Denmark
Animal Welfare: Ethical & Behavioural Questions
Aarhus University and the Centre for Bioethics and Nanoethics in collaboration with Animal Concepts
13 to 14 June, 2012: Sydney, Australia,
Animal Death
HARN – Human Animal Research Network, University of Sydney
Pre-New Delhi Events
5 to 7 September, 2012: Manchester, England
Workshop on Animals in Political Theory
Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT) Workshops in Political Theory, University of Manchester
10 to 11 September, 2012: Lisbon, Portugal
From Grooming to Speaking: recent trends in social primatology and human ethology
Centre for Philosophy of Science of the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon
21 to 22 September, 2012: Oslo, Norway
Dyreetikkonferansen 2012: the animal behind the food and the human behind the consumer
Council for Animal Ethics, University of Oslo Centre for Development and Environment, and Minding Animals Norway
3 to 4 October, 2012: Brno, Czech Republic
Animal Protection and Welfare
Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2 November, 2012: Cape Town, South Africa
Animal Vulnerabilities: An Animal Studies Roundtable in Africa
Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape
2 November, 2012: New York, USA
Across Species Lines: A Minding Animals Preconference
New School for Social Research and New York University
12 to 13 December, 2012: Gold Coast, Australia
The Australian Veterinary Forensics, Law and Animal Conference
Australian Forensic Veterinary Scientists
15 February, 2013: Sydney, Australia
Compassionate Conservation: Is Recreational Hunting Defensible?
University of Technology, Sydney
10 April to 10 July, 2013: Berlin, Germany
Tiere Bilder Ökonomien
Chimaira – Arbeitskreis für Human-Animal Studies
13 April, 2013: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Apes and Dolphins
Institute for Animals in Philosophy and Science and the Dolphin Communication Project
23 April, 2013: London, England
Unruly Creatures 3
London Graduate School, Kingston University, and the Centre for Arts and Humanities Research, Natural History Museum, London, England
1 to 3 June, 2013: Rome, Italy
Antispecismi
Minding Animals Italy ManIta
22 August, 2013: Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2013
Minding Animals Norway (MAN) and Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM, University of Oslo)
12 to 13 September, 2013: London, England
Dogs, Pigs and Children: Changing Laws in Colonial Britain
Centre for the Study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law, SOAS, University of London
14 September, 2013: London, England
Animal Pasts in London Today
A guided walk through London from Smithfield to Russell Square in support of Hillside
25 September, 2013: Sydney, Australia
Encountering the Author: Animals, Equality and Democracy
School of Philosophy, University of Western Sydney
26 to 28 September, 2013: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Animal Ethics: a practical workshop
Animal Concepts, Utrecht University and Aalborg University
4 to 5 October, 2013: Morelia, Michoacán, México
Animales en mente: Escuchar, entender, responder
Facultad de Filosofia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo and Programa Universitario de Bioética, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
12 October, 2013: London, England
Animal Pasts in Hyde Park
A guided walk through London in Hyde Park from Lancaster Gate to Marble Arch in support of Hillside
18 October, 2013: Sheffield, England
Animal Machines: animals and/as technology
University of Sheffield, in association with the Wolfson Foundation
26 October, 2013: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Our cognitive cousins: the intelligence of apes and dolphins
Institute for Animals in Philosophy and Science, Vrije Universiteit, and the Dolphin Communication Project
14 to 16 November, 2013: Ontario, Canada
Thinking Extinction: A Symposium on the Philosophy and Biology of Endangered Species
Laurentian University
14 to 19 November, 2013: New Delhi, India Postponed
International Elephant Congress and Ministerial Meet (E – 50:50) Special Lectures
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, the Wildlife Trust of India and the Wildlife Institute of India
28 to 30 November, 2013: Karlsruhe, Germany
ICAS EU3 Conference – Technoscientific Developments and Critical Animal Studies
Karlsruher Insitut für Technologie and Das Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
6 December, 2013: Sydney, Australia Postponed to May 2014
An evening with Marc Bekoff and the Universal Declaration on Animal Sentience
Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology, Sydney
13 December, 2013: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A Seminar to consider Human Horse Relationships
The Learning Horse Training and Research Farm
6 to 8 February, 2014: Innsbruck, Austria
Human Animal Studies Conference
University of Innsbruck
1 March, 2014: Padova, Italy
Think Animal – the world from the perspective of nonhuman animals
Ghirardi Foundation
12 to 14 March, 2014: Warszawa, Poland
Zwierzęta i ich ludzie (Animals and their People: the Fall of the Anthropocentric Paradigm) Conference and Art Exhibition
Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Science, and partnered by Le Centre de civilisation française et d’études francophones (CCFEF) de l’Université de Varsovie Faculty of Artes Liberales at the University of Warsaw
17 to 18 March, 2014: Washington, DC, USA
The Science of Animal Thinking and Emotion
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, and the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy
10 May, 2014: Geneva, Switzerland
SHARRE 2014 – De l’art vétérinaire à l’art psychiatrique: la zoothérapie
Society for Human-Animal Relationship Research & Education (SHARRE)
22 May, 2014: Sydney, Australia (rescheduled from 6 December, 2013, then cancelled)
An Evening with Marc Bekoff
Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology, Sydney
19 to 21 June, 2014: Gunsbach, Alsace, France
Your Life Is Your Argument: the motivational force of an ethical principle.
Second Albert Schweitzer International Summer School
International Albert Schweitzer Museum and Archives
19 to 21 June, 2014: Canberra, Australia
Affective Habitus: new environmental histories of Botany, Zoology and Emotions
Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University
17 to 20 July, 2014: Sheffield England
Reading Animals: and International English Studies Conference
School of English, University of Sheffield
20 August, 2014: Trondheim, Norway
Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2014
Minding Animals Norway, the Norwegian Council for Animal Ethics, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM, University of Oslo) and Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
2 to 3 September, 2014: Cape Town, South Africa
Animal Absence/Animal Presence
University of the Western Cape and Minding Animals Southern Africa
12 to 14 September, 2014: Jaipur, India
India for Animals
Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
20 to 21 September, 2014: Nuremberg, Germany
Minding Animals Germany Seminar
Nuremberg Academy of Music
27 to 27 September, 2014: Bonn, Germany
Hunman Animal Relationships in Religious Traditions
Bonn University
19 to 20 October, and 16 to 17, November, 2014: Los Angeles, USA
Third Annual Animals and Society Lecture Series – Wild and Endangered
University of California, Davis
25 October, 2014: Ormskirk, England
Animals: ethics, sustainability, sentience
Edge Hill University
15 to 17 November, 2014: Sacramento, USA
All Things Great and Small: Interdisciplinary Interspecies Community
University of California, Davis
4 to 5 December, 2014: Edinburgh, Scotland
Between Apes and Angels: Human and Animal in the Early Modern World
University of Edinburgh
Pre-Ciudad de México Events
9 to 10 April, 2015: Birmingham, England
Ethics and or Politics: Approaching the Issues Concerning Nonhuman Animals
University of Birmingham
12 to 13 June, 2015: Erlangen, Germany
Animal Agency (Minding Animals Germany)
Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, in cooperation with Nuremberg University of Music
9 to 11 July, 2015: Melbourne, Australia
Conflict & Struggle, Resistance & Change (Oceania Conference of ICAS)
Victorian Trades Hall
17 to 19 September, 2015: Stavanger, Norway
Animals in the Antrhropocene: Human-Animal Relations in a Changing Semioshere
University of Stavanger
7 to 8 October, 2015: Lisbon, Portugal
Human and Nonhuman Animals: Liberation, History and Critical Animal Studies (Fourth European Conference of Critical Animal Studies)
New University of Lisbon
30 April, 2016: Geneva, Switzerland
Représentations animales: what is anthropomorphism?
Society for Human-Animal Relationship Research & Education (SHARRE), Geneva University
12 to 13 May, 2016: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Animal Agency: Language, Politics, Culture
University of Amsterdam
20 to 21 August, 2016: Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Asian Elephants in Culture and Nature
University of Kelaniya
12 to 17 September, 2016: Milan, Italy
Food: Shared Life – Beyond the Dish
Minding Animals Italy Summer School
11 to 13 November, 2016: Leusden, The Netherlands
Animal Politics: Justice, Power and the State
ISVW, Leusden
25 to 27 November, 2016: Erlangen, Germany
Animal Encounters: Human Animal Contacts in the Arts, Literature, Culture and the Sciences (Minding Animals Germany)
Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, in cooperation with Nuremberg University of Music
11 to 12 April, 2017: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Dogs in Southern African Literatures
Stellenbosch University