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The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) is the preeminent association for animal studies in the region. www.animalstudies.org.au www.youtube.com/@AASA_Animals

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We concluded AASA 2025 with the fresh insights of ECR members, who make up a large part of AASA. Andraya Stapp, Darren Chang, Natalia Ciecierska-Holmes and Agata Kowalewska discuss the future of animal studies. Listen back here and get inspired for the weekend! youtu.be/lK2ijfIOKrc

ECR Keynote AASA 2025: Future Directions in Animal Studies

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

You can now access the recording of Danielle Celermajer's keynote 'Researching our way through the Eremocene: how a few other animals taught me about relational, embodied ways of knowing'. Settle in for this keynote that captivated so many delegates last year! youtu.be/g6EqNTEUI0I

Central Keynote AASA 2025: Danielle Celermajer on 'Researching Our Way through the Eremocene'

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Grab a cuppa and sit down on the couch with Dinesh Wadiwel and Yvette Watt, as they who looked back on 20 years of AASA: youtu.be/M9GLS_smiZs

Opening Keynote AASA 2025: Yvette Watt and Dinesh Wadiwel on 20 years of AASA

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Amazing work by one of our dear members.

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Coming out of our (summer) hibernation, we will kick off by making the keynotes from our 2025 conference publicly available. Keep your eyes peeled on this page as we release them over the next week!

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Great news from Naarm / Melbourne! Australia's first Animal Liberation Film Festival, co-founded by one of our members will have its first edition on 5-6 December. Head to our website to read more about this, and how to use an exclusive AASA discount to attend 😻 animalstudies.org.au/alff-2025/

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Animal Liberation Film Festival – AASA discount! | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The post-conference blues have set in among the delegates, as we have all travelled back to our homes in Australasia and beyond. It doesn't match our lunch in the Japanese Garden at UniSQ, but members can join us during our AGM on December 8! Register here: animalstudies.org.au/annual-gener...

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A wonderful conference dinner on Thursday night, a fabulous ECR keynote panel this morning, and our last lunch together this afternoon! That’s a wrap on 3 days of AASA 2025. Thanks to everyone who made this conference so special, and to our amazing host Rebecca Scollen from UniSQ in particular! 🎉

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Wonderful seeing delegates’ updates of our conference, keep ‘m coming ❤️

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

AASA is very excited to announce that the winner of the inaugural round of the Siobhan O' Book Prize is Yamini Narayanan for the incredible book Mother Cow Mother India (Stanford UP, 2023)! url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/GCu8CL7EwM...

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Mother Cow, Mother India | Stanford University Press

India imposes stringent criminal penalties, including life imprisonment in some states, for cow slaughter, based on a Hindu ethic of revering the cow as sacred. And yet India is among the world's lead...

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our first day was truly action packed, with the first keynote by Dinesh Wadiwel and Yvette Watt, three sessions, fabulous vegan catering for lunch and the opening of the Centring Animals exhibit. We’re ready for more tomorrow! Thanks everyone for a wonderful first day.

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We’ve had amazing sessions on our first day of the conference! Time to rest and recover so we can continue with more tomorrow!

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Our conference starts on Wednesday! 🎉 And we have a special announcement about our final keynote session. Read more about our Early Career Researchers Keynote session here: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13746

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Third Keynote Session Announced for AASA Conference 2025! | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Only two weeks until our conference! Read more about what our delegates can expect in our latest blogpost, and how the creative arts are embedded in the cross disciplinary conference: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13341

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Looking Ahead to AASA 2025 | Australasian Animal Studies Association

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Thanks, Australia - research has shown we know the realities of shark nets, and that it's time to replace them with new, safer and non-lethal methods ❤️ #shark #wildlife #care #Summer

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This news was featured in our latest AASA Update, one of the many perks for our members! *Final reminder* that your annual membership renewal fee is due by 20 October 2025 (tomorrow!). Renew via this link, or sign up as a new member! We'd love to welcome you! 🌿 animalstudies.org.au/membership

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Membership | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

🦈 AASA Member Chris Peppin-Neff was involved in a YouGov survey of 1,500 Australians that found that 85 percent said governments cannot make beaches “100% safe” from shark attacks. "Australians understand that the ocean is the ocean. You cannot shark-proof Australia.” 🌊

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

⚠️ Deadline for membership renewals! ⚠️ This is a reminder that your annual membership renewal fee is due on 20 October 2025. As a valued member of the Australasian Animal Studies Association, we hope you’ll continue with us for another year. 💚Renew via this link: animalstudies.org.au/membership

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The AASA 2025 conference will be our 20th anniversary! 🎊That's why we are excited to announce the opening session of our conference: a conversation between founder Yvette Watt and past chairperson Dinesh Wadiwel. Read more about it in our blog: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13306

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Second Announcement of Keynote Session for AASA Conference 2025! | Australasian Animal Studies Association

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

@animalstudies.bsky.social 's own Ondine Sherman delivers a fascinating talk on the transformational potential of eye contact between human and nonhuman animals - perhaps eye contact is the key to recognising others as subjects of a life? #AASA2025

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

We are excited to announce Danielle Celermajer as our first keynote speaker! Read more about Dany's talk in our blog here. And stay tuned for our second and third keynote announcements! 🎊🙈 animalstudies.org.au/archives/13223

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First Keynote Speaker Announced for AASA Conference 2025! | Australasian Animal Studies Association

Our First Keynote Speaker The organising committee for AASA 2025 is overjoyed to announce Danielle Celermajer as our first keynote speaker. Read Dany's abstract for her talk here: Researching our way ...

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The International Association of Vegan Sociologists host a conference on Senses & Emotions this weekend! More information here: www.vegansociology.com/conference/ It features talks by established and rising academic rock stars. Make sure to sign up!

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The HAS-Hub has this excellent seminar coming up in October! This was featured in our latest AASA Update. Want to receive updates like these (and others like CfP's, conferences and many more!) direct to your inbox? Sign up as an AASA member via our website. animalstudies.org.au/membership

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This symposium by @faunalytics.bsky.social looks very useful! Register for free and join them on Thursday 18 September.

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Have a look at this fantastic webinar on kinship and multi-species justice! Find free tickets via the link, so you can join on September 17 🌿 events.humanitix.com/kinship-17se...

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KINSHIP - September Webinar - Exploring Multi-Species Justice

Get tickets on Humanitix - KINSHIP - September Webinar - Exploring Multi-Species Justice hosted by Australian Earth Laws Alliance. Online. Tuesday 16th September 2025. Find event information.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

🌟 We're excited to have our water science director Dr Glenn Watts as a keynote speaker at next month's Hydro-JULES conference, Land and water in a changing climate, at the Royal Society. 🖱️ Book your place! enterprise.mitingu.com/ceh-events/l... 🧪

Image of Dr Glenn Watts beside text Keynote speaker Dr Glenn Watts UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Climate change and water resources: seeking certainty in an uncertain world 24 Sep 2025 Royal Society, London

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Beaver Trust @beavertrust.org · 15/08/2025

We’re excited to announce the ‘Beavers across Britain - science, practice and policy’ conference on 20–21 May 2026! From inspirational keynote speakers to breakout sessions on: 🔹 Best management practices 🔹 Community engagement 🔹 Ecology, policy & practical insights

Promotional graphic for the "Beavers Across Britain" conference on science, practice, and policy. Dates: 20th and 21st May 2026, Newcastle. Text invites over 400 delegates, experts, and practitioners to explore the latest science, policy, and on-the-ground practice to support beavers’ return to Britain’s rivers. Red background with silhouettes of beavers and fish.

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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!

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Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

If you're in the UK, come check out the Planetary Futures conference at the University of Manchester next month! There's a fantastic line-up of speakers and a limited number of bursaries available for early career researchers #extinction #climate #ecology blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...

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Planetary Futures: Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene

Conference, 18-19 September 2025, at the University of Manchester. Call for Papers

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Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Keynote Speakers for #Gfoe2025! We're thrilled to announce our seven exceptional keynote speakers who will be sharing their groundbreaking research and insights at this year's conference. Get ready to be inspired by experts who are shaping the future of #Ecology and environmental science.

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UPF-Center for Animal Ethics @upf-cae.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

📑The volume brings together papers from the 2024 conference as well as selected contributions from Vectors 2023. The section, titled “(Critical) Animal Studies”, which shares its name with a panel from Vectors 2024, is dedicated to challenging anthropocentrism in social research

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

We are delighted to share the 2-day programme for #AIP2025 Register here: anthrozoologyconference.com #anthrozoology AIP is an ONLINE conference for students (+ prospective students/research students) interested in the study of human encounters with other animals.

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Diego Rossello @diegorossello.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

my Keynote at conference Vektors, Critical Animal Studies Section: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pWD...

Diego Rosello "Riot Dogs in the Agora"

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The early bird registration for our 2025 conference closes 10 September. 🦆 This year's conference will be extra special as we celebrate AASA's 20th anniversary year. Come join us for this fabulous milestone! 🎊 Register here: animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

We are pleased to share an upcoming workshop at the University of Canberra exploring the intersection of creative practice and human animal studies. 13th September, 10 am- 1 pm www.canberra.edu.au/discover-fad...

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Making stories with animals 1

The University of Canberra is proudly the university of Australia's capital. UC is one of Australia's top universities for getting a job. We specialise in professional education and applied research, ...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Early bird registration is now open for the AASA 2025 conference: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines! The conference asks us to pause, reorientate, and engage our imagination, intellect, and practice to place non-human animals at the centre. Register here! animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The AASA Activity Fund round is open and welcomes submissions! The fund stimulates activities that improve, enhance, or facilitate AASA members in undertaking activities that could not otherwise proceed without this financial support. Closes 20 September 2025 animalstudies.org.au/activity-fun...

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Activity Fund 2025-26 Guidelines | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Early bird registration is now open for the AASA 2025 conference: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines! The conference asks us to pause, reorientate, and engage our imagination, intellect, and practice to place non-human animals at the centre. Register here! animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Abstract submissions for our conference 'AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines' close on 4 August! We're particularly seeking non-traditional research abstracts in art and literature, and warmly encourage First Nations perspectives. #academicsky animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Abstract submissions for our conference 'AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines' close on 4 August! We're particularly seeking non-traditional research abstracts in art and literature, and warmly encourage First Nations perspectives. #academicsky animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Thrilling conference news from AASA: abstract submissions for the AASA 2025 conference Centring Animals Across The Disciplines have been extended until 4th August! Find out more about submissions, registration and the beautiful location here animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A fantastic new edition of Animal Studies Journal - 'Dairy issue to honour Deidre Wicks' - is out now! www.uowoajournals.org/asj/issue/14...

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Animal Studies Journal | Issue: Issue: 1(14) Dairy Issue (2025)

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Thrilling conference news from AASA: abstract submissions for the AASA 2025 conference Centring Animals Across The Disciplines have been extended until 4th August! Find out more about submissions, registration and the beautiful location here animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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Zoei Sutton @zoei.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Animal Studies folks!! You can still sneak in an abstract (I hear we’ll still take them on the 30th of June). Come join us in beautiful Toowoomba, it is our 20th anniversary after all 😻

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Dr Chantelle Bayes @cbayes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Swamphen Vol. 11: Recentring The Region is now available. Read the wonderful critical-creative works here: openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/Swamphen/iss... #environmentalhumanities @animalstudies.bsky.social @easlce.bsky.social @asle-us.bsky.social

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

One week left to submit your abstract to the Australasian Animal Studies Conference 2025: Centring Animals Across the Disciplines. This year's conference is held in beautiful Toowoomba, featuring #academic #artist #writer #activist #animalstudies #HAS scholars. animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Congrats to Doris Schneeberger, one of the shortlisted authors in the 2025 AASA Siobhan O’Sullivan Book Prize, for 'Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals'. Book Prize: animalstudies.org.au/book-prize About Doris: www.wu.ac.at/en/cmmd/staf... Book Info: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Book Prize | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Congratulations to Josh Milburn, one of the shortlisted authors in the 2025 AASA Siobhan O’Sullivan Book Prize! Check out the book Food, Justice and Animals. Book Prize: animalstudies.org.au/book-prize About Josh: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol... More about the book: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Book Prize | Australasian Animal Studies Association

AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Congratulations to Yamini Narayanan, one of the shortlisted authors in the 2025 AASA Siobhan O’Sullivan Book Prize! Check out Yamini's book Mother Cow, Mother India (Stanford UP, 2023). animalstudies.org.au/book-prize

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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association @animalstudies.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

It's June! Just one month left to submit an abstract to The 2025 Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) Conference, Centring Animals Across the Disciplines, held in beautiful Toowoomba, Australia - Jagera, Giabal and Jarowair Country. Abstracts: 30 June animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...

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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association