Call for Papers: Narrating the nonhuman
Hosted by Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS) Post-Graduate Researchers
Dates: 30th-31st May 2024
Online and in-person event.
Location: Edge Hill University, St. Helens Road, L39 4QP.
Narratives are powerful. They are also changeable. Narratives can promote empathy, action and awareness, but can also normalise misconceptions and mistreatment of the more-than-human. They can be coercive, and often need to be challenged, improved, and/or preserved.
This year’s symposium focuses on the topic of narratives as a multifaceted way to relate to the nonhuman. We ask: How can narratives influence our understanding of the nonhuman? What impact can they have on real nonhuman beings? In what ways can they be seen as empowering resources? When and for which purposes do they preserve imbalances of power among humans and between humans and nonhuman animals? The main aim is to explore the intersections of animal studies across disciplines and their different ways of approaching and merging with this field. The CfHAS PGRs are encouraging post-graduates to discuss the topic of narratives from different research perspectives. Both creatives and new academics such as MA, MSc, MRes, PhD students and researchers with work in progress projects are welcome.
Given the hybrid nature of the event, both online and in-person presentations are welcome.
Edge Hill University’s CfHAS PGR members are inviting fellow Postgraduate Researchers across arts, humanities, social sciences and related fields to submit research papers, creative writing, film and media content, performances and/or workshop proposals.
Vegan lunch and refreshments will be provided. Participants will be informed of on-campus and off-campus restaurants and bars offering plant-based options.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
- Climate crisis, environment and ecology
- Animal ethics, law and care
- Animal agency
- Technology and communication
- Post-humanism
- Animal representation in literature, film, media and art
- Environmental history
- Feminism, gender and queer studies
- Post-colonial studies
- Veganism and political ecology
- Intersectionality
- Environmental activism and animal advocacy
Please send your name, a 100-word bio, 300-word abstract, and a title for your presentation or performance in a single PDF file to [log in to unmask] by 15th March (Notification of acceptance within three weeks after deadline).
For more information on CfHAS and the organising team, see: https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/cfhas/
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