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Sharae Deckard @sharaerua.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Congratulations to the brilliant Dr. Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social, who successfully defended her thesis, "Abatthorror: Tracking the Animal-Industrial Complex in Cannibal Literature" on Wed, and many thanks to her examiners and chair, John Miller, Sarah Comyn, and Treasa De Loughry!

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Poulomi Choudhury's "Abatthorror: Tracking the Animal-Industrial Complex in Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh" assesses how its focal novel reckons with the horrors of industrial animal agriculture under carnist capitalism. @choudhup.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2hp6967b

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's alive! I served as guest editor for this special issue of the peer-reviewed, open-access journal, MONSTRUM: Vegan and Animal Liberation Horror. - 6 feature essays - 2 original fiction pieces (by @kkoja.bsky.social & me) - 3 retrospective reviews And more! Read now! tinyurl.com/2hp6967b

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

One of the most important works I've had the pleasure of reading. So well deserved!

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Josephine Taylor @josietaylor.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Myself and my colleague John Miller are collaborating on a book project Crude Tunes: Histories and Cultures of Petroleum in Popular Music. Check out our cfps and consider sending us an abstract: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Out Now: Humanimalia 15.2! Featuring timely essays on human–animal entanglements, including 🐴 a taxidermied horse in London, 🐗 a feral pig in Australia, 🐐 “happy” goats in Italy, 🐾 robot dogs in Gaza, 🐦 pheasants in NL, and 🐑 sheepdogs in the UK. 🔓 OA here: humanimalia.org/issue/view/1...

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Shaimaa has a scholarship to do a PhD on Palestinian literature with me at @uoe-llc.bsky.social, but she's stuck in Gaza because the foreign office won't help. Please share. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

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I should be at Cambridge, but I’m trapped in Gaza

Home Office red tape strands dozens of Palestinian scholarship winners in war zone

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇

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Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025

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Sharae Deckard @sharaerua.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Greatly enjoyed the chance to discuss 'World-Literature as Research and Form' with the excellent Michael Boog as part of the Rethinking the Global podcast series at UniBe open.spotify.com/episode/6ZPF...

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Reading the Globe: World-Literature as Research and Form – an Interview with Sharae Deckard

Rethinking the "Global" · Episode

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

If you're working in the field of animal studies, I would highly recommend applying for this course run by @davidredmalm.bsky.social!

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

If you're interested in Cellular Agriculture and Protein Transition, this PhD on Imagining the Future of Food at TU Delft is for you! One of those projects that I wish I could apply for. www.tudelft.nl/2025/den-haa...

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Hiring: CaSS PhD Position on Imagining the Future of Food

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🎨🖼 The next seminar organised by the Animal Studies Research network explores insects and arachnids in art! We hope you can join us to talk about these tiny but mighty beings!🕷🦗🐝 ⏰ Wed, 19 Feb | 3PM GMT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/artanimals More info: animalstudiesucd.com

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Wow! This was a fantastic read (horrifying at how well it captures the current "vibe") "There’s so much of this evil inanity in real events.. part of what makes them viscerally upsetting is the spectacle of entertainment appearing where it should not. Which somehow makes the horror more horrible."

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

This looks like yet another timely and incredibly important work from @reproutopia.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it. Thank you for sharing this.

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Centre for Human-Animal Studies @cfhas.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Great looking series of talks! First talk by Irus Braverman on March 7th

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Mo Moshaty @momoshaty.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

This was so cathartic to research and write as an academic from a marginalized background. Microaggressions in higher education are brutal, biased and at times, deadly. Many thanks to @horrorpress.com for giving me the space to exorcise that.

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

THIS WEEK! 🐓 Dr Liza Bauer investigates postanimal figures that disrupt the category of the "livestock" 🌌Dr Iuliia Ibragimova examines humans travelling inside spacefaring animals, challenging existing patterns of relations Wed, 19 Feb | 3PM GMT | Register: bit.ly/SFAnimals | animalstudiesucd.com

Poster for event: Virtual Seminar Series on Nonhuman Animals in SF: Dr. Liza Bauer and Dr. Iuliia Ibragimova

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Barely a week to-go before the annual Romancing the Gothic charity teachathon! 15th February - it runs all day so people can join from any timezone for at least some of it Sessions recorded so you don't miss out THIRTEEN (13) amazing talks and workshops www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1141089402...

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Goths for Breakfast

An online days of Gothic and horror classes and workshops to support the charity Magic Breakfast

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🚀🐾 Calling all sci-fi/ SF & animal studies enthusiasts! 🐾🚀 Join us for an exciting seminar with Dr Liza Bauer & Dr Iuliia Ibragimova as we talk about spacefaring animals, food animals and more! 📅 Wed, 19 Feb | ⏰ 3PM GMT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/SFAnimals More info: animalstudiesucd.com

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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 11/02/2025

Farmers are feeding candy to cows. Corporations argue that it’s a sustainable way to curb food waste, but is it really about profits? @jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice. youtu.be/1ZycsuHG0Jg

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What Happens When Cows Eat Candy? The Dark Side of Food Waste Solutions

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Peter Adkins @peteradkins.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The inaugural Crude Representations seminar takes place this coming Wednesday 4pm GMT. The topic is audio-visual culture and BP (movies, soundtracks, records etc) and our speakers are Nariman Massoumi, Andrea Zarza Canova & Annette Davison. Register here: tinyurl.com/oily25

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Horror Lex® @horrorlex.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Our annual What We're NOT Writing About in Horror Academia post is here! Need a thesis? Want to write something but your mind is a blank? Peruse 6 topics and grab #openaccess inspiration pieces from @mangiotto.bsky.social @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social & others. #horror horrorlex.com/blog/what-we...

A screenshot from the Horror Lex website, blog post "What We're NOT Writing About in Horror Academia, 2025 Edition," featuring werewolf Professor Lex in his tweed suit, writing on paper with an old-fashioned feather pen.

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Dr Lauren Cassidy @laurencassidy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I'm developing a creative anthology related to my research. Please share this Call for Submissions widely with anyone you think might be interested! Something mythic this way comes ... quareeire.wordpress.com

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Jennifer Schell @jenniferschell16.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

An exciting CFP for an essay collection on petrogothic and petrohorror! Feel free to share widely and write to us with questions or ideas (contact info in full CFP). drive.google.com/file/d/18472...

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Haunted by Hydrocarbon Call for Papers.pdf

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Where can you get Tudor Gothic, Women's apocalyptic writing, monster-f**king, deadly dance, folklore and landscape, doppelgangers, horror theatre, grave-diggers, horror-making on a budget, Poe and Mesmerism, Gothic tourism and more all in one place? romancingthegothic.com/2025/01/20/g...

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Goths for Breakfast 2025

Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children who need them. The event is a day of online classes and workshops w…

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Our next virtual seminar will discuss 'Animals in War' with Dr Catriona Paul & Dr Łucja Lange. 5 February, 3-4:30 PM Irish Standard Time/ GMT. Everybody welcome! More info and registration: events.humanitix.com/virtual-semi... #AnimalStudies #WarandAnimals #ZooAnimals #EquineStudies

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🚨 New Year, New Conversations! 🚨 Our ASRN Seminar Series resumes on Wed, 15 Jan, 3pm GMT with Dr. Thea Wiesli and Cameron Dunnett, exploring Veganism, Gender, and Class. 🌱 🔗 Join us: events.humanitix.com/virtual-seminar-series-veganism-gender-and-class-dr-thea-xenia-and-cameron-dunnett

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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Liza Bauer about her book Livestock and Literature: Reimagining Postanimal Companion Species, published in 2024 by Palgrave Macmillan. The episode is available free below and in the usual podcast places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-232-...

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The @ummnh.bsky.social has a “Visions of the Postnatural” special exhibition. From pregnancy test frogs (yes, that’s how pregnancy tests used to work) to goat spider silk (silk made from goat milk) to alcoholic lab rats to firefly petunias (bioluminescence from fungus genes). The world we’ve made.

A frog in a jar seen from frog’s underside

Petri dish with silk labelled Recombinant spider silk

A herbarium specimen of a plant with yellow flowers

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It's TODAY! 🐾 Join us for the 3rd virtual seminar in our Animal Studies Series on Nov 27 at 3pm GMT! Featuring @richardtwine.bsky.social & Julia Castellano as they explore animals in food systems. Don't miss out on this insightful discussion! Registration & more info here: animalstudiesucd.com

Animals in Food Systems poster with QR code

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Poulomi Choudhury @choudhup.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Since I've to start somewhere, here's an invitation to folks working in the animal studies, vegan studies, literary studies adjacent fields to please add me so that I can follow you! Finally giving up on the bird page.

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