Guests Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran join Claudia to discuss case studies as wide ranging as Japanese animal cafes, Spanish bull fighting, and Costa Rican sanctuaries to unfurl the complex relations of social media and animals. Together they probe how social media packages animals as content, why that changes real lives, and where activism, policy, and platform design can push back. Date Recorded: 11 April 2025  Featured: <ul><li>Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors: Competing Masculinities in Chinese and Japanese War Cinema by Amanda Weiss</li><li><a href='https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Animal-and-Media-Studies-Communication-for-Nonhuman-Animal-Advocacy/Almiron-Cole-Freeman/p/book/9781138597976'>Critical Animal and Media Studies</a> by Núria Almiron, Matthew Cole, Carrie P. Freeman</li><li><a href='https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315731674-9/media-theories-crossroads-critical-animal-media-studies-debra-merskin'>Media Theories and the Crossroads of Critical Animal and Media Studies</a> by Debra Merskin</li><li>Wounded men of feminism: Exploring regimes of male victimhood in the Spanish manosphere by Elisa García Mingo and Silvia Díaz Fernández</li><li>A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries by Siobhan Sperian</li><li>The Emotional politics of images: moral shock, explicit violence and strategic visual communication in the animal liberation movement by Laura Fernández</li><li>Animal Traffic: Lively Capital in the Global Exotic Pet Trade by Rosemary-Claire Collard</li><li><a href='https://www.four-paws.org/campaigns-topics/campaigns/ruthlesstrade/big-cat-reporting-tool'>Big Cat Re</a></li></ul>We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. <a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. <a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/">iROAR Network</a> iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology </a> School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp; Commun <a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/">Pollination Project </a> The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul> <li>Leave a Review on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li> <li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Guests Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran join Claudia to discuss case studies as wide ranging as Japanese animal cafes, Spanish bull fighting, and Costa Rican sanctuaries to unfurl the complex relations of social media and animals. Together they probe how social media packages animals as content, why that changes real lives, and where activism, policy, and platform design can push back. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;11 April 2025 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Featured: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors: Competing Masculinities in Chinese and Japanese War Cinema&lt;/em&gt; by Amanda Weiss&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Animal-and-Media-Studies-Communication-for-Nonhuman-Animal-Advocacy/Almiron-Cole-Freeman/p/book/9781138597976'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Critical Animal and Media Studies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Núria Almiron, Matthew Cole, Carrie P. Freeman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315731674-9/media-theories-crossroads-critical-animal-media-studies-debra-merskin'&gt;Media Theories and the Crossroads of Critical Animal and Media Studies&lt;/a&gt; by Debra Merskin&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wounded men of feminism: Exploring regimes of male victimhood in the Spanish manosphere&lt;/em&gt; by Elisa García Mingo and Silvia Díaz Fernández&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A field-based &lt;em&gt;Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework&lt;/em&gt; for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries by Siobhan Sperian&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Emotional politics of images: moral shock, explicit violence and strategic visual communication in the animal liberation movement by Laura Fernández&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animal Traffic: Lively Capital in the Global Exotic Pet Trade&lt;/em&gt; by&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Rosemary-Claire Collard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.four-paws.org/campaigns-topics/campaigns/ruthlesstrade/big-cat-reporting-tool'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Big Cat Re&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/"&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/"&gt;Georgia Institute of Technology &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp;amp; Commun&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/"&gt;Pollination Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Guests Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran join Claudia to discuss case studies as wide ranging as Japanese animal cafes, Spanish bull fighting, and Costa Rican sanctuaries to unfurl the complex relations of social media and animals. Together they probe how social media packages animals as content, why that changes real lives, and where activism, policy, and platform design can push back.  Date Recorded: 11 April 2025    Featured:  Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors:...

S8E7: Social Media with Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran 

We celebrate 100 episodes by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily routines. Guests Maria Carreras and Kate Acton share concrete changes, strategic insights, and challenges that reshape how we listen to animals and to each other.Date Recorded: 11 April 2025 Featured: <ul><li><a href='https://www.hugendubel.info/detail/ISBN-9781479863136/Meijer-Eva/When-Animals-Speak'>When Animals Speak</a> by Eva Meijer</li><li>The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J Adams.</li><li>Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz</li><li><a href='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5285763_Evaluating_the_Addition_of_Positive_Reinforcement_for_Learning_a_Frightening_Task_A_Pilot_Study_With_Horses'>Evaluating the Addition of Positive Reinforcement for Learning a Frightening Task: A Pilot Study With Horses</a> by Camie R Heleski et al</li><li><a href='https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.51644/9781771122115-020/html?srsltid=AfmBOorxTOy4bUyJXGt-mcnRU7YjyzPC6Bi_eCAN3HOEruJ6bKbGIqGj'>The Ventriloquist’s Burden: Animal Advocacy and the Problem of Speaking for Others</a> by Lauren Corman</li><li> <a href='https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eve.13926'>Preliminary evidence supporting the use of equine science podcasts to bridge the gap between scientists and horse enthusiasts to improve horse welfare</a> by Kate Acton and others. </li><li><a href='https://iroarpod.com/'>iROAR Network</a></li><li><a href='https://cultureandanimals.org/'>Culture and Animals Foundation</a> </li><li><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0L9iSKPBP7NE5On4tXt44F'>Conversations in Equine Science </a></li></ul>We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. <a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. <a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/">iROAR Network</a> iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. <a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/">Pollination Project </a> The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology </a> School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp; Commun Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul> <li>Leave a Review on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li> <li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We celebrate 100 episodes by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily routines. Guests Maria Carreras and Kate Acton share concrete changes, strategic insights, and challenges that reshape how we listen to animals and to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;11 April 2025&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Featured: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.hugendubel.info/detail/ISBN-9781479863136/Meijer-Eva/When-Animals-Speak'&gt;&lt;em&gt;When Animals Speak&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Eva Meijer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Sexual Politics of Meat&lt;/em&gt; by Carol J Adams.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inside of a Dog&lt;/em&gt; by Alexandra Horowitz&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5285763_Evaluating_the_Addition_of_Positive_Reinforcement_for_Learning_a_Frightening_Task_A_Pilot_Study_With_Horses'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Evaluating the Addition of Positive Reinforcement for Learning a Frightening Task: A Pilot Study With Horses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Camie R Heleski et al&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.51644/9781771122115-020/html?srsltid=AfmBOorxTOy4bUyJXGt-mcnRU7YjyzPC6Bi_eCAN3HOEruJ6bKbGIqGj'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Ventriloquist’s Burden: Animal Advocacy and the Problem of Speaking for Others&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Lauren Corman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eve.13926'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Preliminary evidence supporting the use of equine science podcasts to bridge the gap between scientists and horse enthusiasts to improve horse welfare&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Kate Acton and others. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cultureandanimals.org/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Culture and Animals Foundation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0L9iSKPBP7NE5On4tXt44F'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Conversations in Equine Science&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/"&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/"&gt;Pollination Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/"&gt;Georgia Institute of Technology &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp;amp; Commun&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

We celebrate 100 episodes by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily routines. Guests Maria Carreras and Kate Acton share concrete changes, strategic insights, and challenges that reshape how we listen to animals and to each other. Date Recorded: 11 April 2025   Featured:  When Animals Speak by Eva MeijerThe Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J Adams.Inside of a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzEvaluating the Addition of...

S8E6: Podcasting and Education with María Carreras and Kate Acton

Gaming is one of the most consumed forms of media globally making it an important space from to explore human-animal relations. In this episode, media scholars Michael Rübsamen, Osvaldo Cleger, and Keung Yoon Bae discuss the interconnections of gaming, representation, and identity and what the significance of this might be for considerations of animals.  Date Recorded: 3 February 2025  Featured: <ul><li><a href='https://www.thewitcher.com/at/en/'>The Witcher</a> </li><li><a href='https://s58b450072a30462b.jimcontent.com/download/version/1531664773/module/6688835061/name/Oasis%20of%20Happiness_Eugen%20Fink.pdf'>Thoughts towards an Ontology of Play</a> by Eugene Fink </li><li><a href='https://merton.bellarmine.edu/files/original/b0899cfad820ab8ad7033952b7a022ba1d7cab9d.pdf'>Homo Ludens: A Study of Play Element in Culture</a> by Johan Huizinga</li><li><a href='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140903-why-animals-love-touchscreens'>Why Animals can’t get enough of touch screen technology</a> by Jason Goldman</li><li><a href='https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2'>Red Dead Redemption 2</a></li><li><a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/'>Westworld</a></li><li><a href='https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-v'>Grand Theft Auto</a></li><li><a href='https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/games'>Assassin’s Creed</a></li><li><a href='https://discoelysium.com/'>Disco Elysium</a></li><li><a href='https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/DEATH_STRANDING_DIRECTORS_CUT/'>Death Stranding</a> </li><li><a href='https://borderlands.2k.com/'>Borderlands</a></li><li><a href='https://zelda.nintendo.com/'>The Lend of Zelda</a></li><li><a href='https://www.ea.com/games/unravel'>Unravel</a></li></ul>We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. <a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. <a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/">iROAR Network</a> iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology </a> School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp; Commun <a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/">Pollination Project </a> The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul> <li>Leave a Review on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li> <li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gaming is one of the most consumed forms of media globally making it an important space from to explore human-animal relations. In this episode, media scholars Michael Rübsamen, Osvaldo Cleger, and Keung Yoon Bae discuss the interconnections of gaming, representation, and identity and what the significance of this might be for considerations of animals. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;3 February 2025 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Featured: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thewitcher.com/at/en/'&gt;The Witcher&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://s58b450072a30462b.jimcontent.com/download/version/1531664773/module/6688835061/name/Oasis%20of%20Happiness_Eugen%20Fink.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thoughts towards an Ontology of Play&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Eugene Fink &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://merton.bellarmine.edu/files/original/b0899cfad820ab8ad7033952b7a022ba1d7cab9d.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Homo Ludens: A Study of Play Element in Culture&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Johan Huizinga&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140903-why-animals-love-touchscreens'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why Animals can’t get enough of touch screen technology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Jason Goldman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2'&gt;Red Dead Redemption 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/'&gt;Westworld&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-v'&gt;Grand Theft Auto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/games'&gt;Assassin’s Creed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://discoelysium.com/'&gt;Disco Elysium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/DEATH_STRANDING_DIRECTORS_CUT/'&gt;Death Stranding&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://borderlands.2k.com/'&gt;Borderlands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://zelda.nintendo.com/'&gt;The Lend of Zelda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.ea.com/games/unravel'&gt;Unravel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/"&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/"&gt;Georgia Institute of Technology &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp;amp; Commun&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/"&gt;Pollination Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Gaming is one of the most consumed forms of media globally making it an important space from to explore human-animal relations. In this episode, media scholars Michael Rübsamen, Osvaldo Cleger, and Keung Yoon Bae discuss the interconnections of gaming, representation, and identity and what the significance of this might be for considerations of animals.    Date Recorded: 3 February 2025    Featured:  The Witcher Thoughts towards an Ontology of Play by Eugene Fink&nbsp...

S8E5: Gaming with Keung Yoon Bae, Osvaldo Cleger, and Michael Rübsamen

In this episode we animals, power, and popular media. Emily Major, Debra Merskin, and Lu Liu help to think through how animals are manufactured as “pests” and “icons” in media and how those labels shape empathy, policy, and everyday cruelty towards animals. Date Recorded: 15 January 2025 Featured: <ul><li><a href='https://animalsandmedia.org/'>Animals and Media</a></li><li><a href='https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-international-encyclopedia-of-mass-media-and-society/book244632'>Mass Media and Society</a> edited by Debra Merskin </li><li><a href='https://www.peterlang.com/document/1056750'>Seeing Species</a> by Debra Merskin </li><li><a href='https://www.peterlang.com/document/1143733'>Media, Minorities and Meaning</a> by Debra Merskin </li><li><a href='https://islandpress.org/books/communicating-nature#desc'>Communicating Nature</a> by Julia B. Corbett. </li><li><a href='https://mediarep.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/52bfd395-6dae-4d00-839e-734a0c0f980d/content#page=67'>Projecting on Predators</a> by Debra Merskin</li><li><a href='https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.T2025041500011000202907105'>Brushtail possums and species-inclusive social work in Aotearoa New Zealand</a> by Emily Major </li><li><a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1377559/full'>Slayers, rippers, and blitzes:</a> dark humor and the justification of cruelty to possums in online media in New Zealand by Emily Major </li><li><a href='https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/968276/summary'>Playful Killing</a>: Animals and Socialist Childhood in 1950s People&apos;s Republic of China by Lu Liu</li><li><a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episodes/bonus%3A-animals-in-media'></a></li></ul>We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. <a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology </a> School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp; Commun <a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/">Pollination Project </a> The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. <a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/">iROAR Network</a> iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul> <li>Leave a Review on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li> <li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode we animals, power, and popular media. Emily Major, Debra Merskin, and Lu Liu help to think through how animals are manufactured as “pests” and “icons” in media and how those labels shape empathy, policy, and everyday cruelty towards animals. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;15 January 2025 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Featured: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://animalsandmedia.org/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animals and Media&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-international-encyclopedia-of-mass-media-and-society/book244632'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mass Media and Society&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; edited by Debra Merskin &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.peterlang.com/document/1056750'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seeing Species&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Debra Merskin &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.peterlang.com/document/1143733'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Media, Minorities and Meaning&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Debra Merskin &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://islandpress.org/books/communicating-nature#desc'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Communicating Nature&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Julia B. Corbett. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://mediarep.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/52bfd395-6dae-4d00-839e-734a0c0f980d/content#page=67'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Projecting on Predators&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Debra Merskin&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.T2025041500011000202907105'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brushtail possums and species-inclusive social work in Aotearoa New Zealand&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Emily Major &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1377559/full'&gt;Slayers, rippers, and blitzes:&lt;/a&gt; dark humor and the justification of cruelty to possums in online media in New Zealand by Emily Major &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/968276/summary'&gt;Playful Killing&lt;/a&gt;: Animals and Socialist Childhood in 1950s People&amp;apos;s Republic of China by Lu Liu&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episodes/bonus%3A-animals-in-media'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/"&gt;Georgia Institute of Technology &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp;amp; Commun&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/"&gt;Pollination Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/"&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In this episode we animals, power, and popular media. Emily Major, Debra Merskin, and Lu Liu help to think through how animals are manufactured as “pests” and “icons” in media and how those labels shape empathy, policy, and everyday cruelty towards animals.  Date Recorded: 15 January 2025  Featured:  Animals and MediaMass Media and Society edited by Debra Merskin Seeing Species by Debra Merskin Media, Minorities and Meaning by Debra Merskin Communicating Nature b...

S8E4: Popular Media and Pests with Lu Liu, Debra Merskin, and Emily Major

In this episode we discuss how rhetorical constructions of animality, and humanity are mobilized to serve specific power structures, including white supremacy and colonialism. Lauren Corman, David Rooney, and S. Marek Muller come on the show to talk about some of the complex networks of media influence and consumption that shape such thought.  Date Recorded: 19 February 2025Mentioned: <ul><li><a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1461250/full'>“Pageantry of aggression”: QAnon, animality, and the violent pursuit of whiteness</a> by Lauren Corman</li><li><a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1338653/full'>Long live the Liver King: right-wing carnivorism and the digital dissemination of primal rhetoric</a> by Marek Muller, David Rooney, and Cecilia Cerja</li><li><a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s2e6'>Interspecies Subjectivity with Lauren Corman</a> on The Animal Turn</li><li><a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/dangerous-crossings/F9B0757D753463291E59D99065C5C193'>Dangerous Crossings</a> by Claire Jean Kim</li><li><a href='https://clas.osu.edu/sites/clas.osu.edu/files/Tuck%20and%20Yang%202012%20Decolonization%20is%20not%20a%20metaphor.pdf'>Decolonization is not a Metaphor</a> by Eve tuck and K. Wayne Yang</li><li><a href='https://www.dukeupress.edu/natures-wild'>Nature&apos;s Wild</a> by Andil Gosine</li><li><a href='https://caroljadams.com/spom-the-book'>Sexual Politics of Meat</a> by Carol Adams</li><li><a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305829818775817'>Petro-masculinity: Fossil Fuels and Authoritarian Desire</a> by Cara Dagg</li></ul>We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. <a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. <a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/">iROAR Network</a> iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Institute of Technology </a> School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp; Commun <a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/">Pollination Project </a> The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul> <li>Leave a Review on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li> <li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode we discuss how rhetorical constructions of animality, and humanity are mobilized to serve specific power structures, including white supremacy and colonialism. Lauren Corman, David Rooney, and S. Marek Muller come on the show to talk about some of the complex networks of media influence and consumption that shape such thought. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;19 February 2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mentioned: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1461250/full'&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Pageantry of aggression”: QAnon, animality, and the violent pursuit of whiteness&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Lauren Corman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1338653/full'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Long live the Liver King: right-wing carnivorism and the digital dissemination of primal rhetoric&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; by&lt;/em&gt; Marek Muller, David Rooney, and Cecilia Cerja&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s2e6'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interspecies Subjectivity with Lauren Corma&lt;/em&gt;n&lt;/a&gt; on The Animal Turn&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/dangerous-crossings/F9B0757D753463291E59D99065C5C193'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dangerous Crossings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Claire Jean Kim&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://clas.osu.edu/sites/clas.osu.edu/files/Tuck%20and%20Yang%202012%20Decolonization%20is%20not%20a%20metaphor.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Decolonization is not a Metaphor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Eve tuck and K. Wayne Yang&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.dukeupress.edu/natures-wild'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature&amp;apos;s Wild&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Andil Gosine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://caroljadams.com/spom-the-book'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sexual Politics of Meat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Carol Adams&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305829818775817'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Petro-masculinity: Fossil Fuels and Authoritarian Desire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Cara Dagg&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a range of book titles to give away. To be entered into the draw share your favourite episode of The Animal Turn via social media and tag us. Competition ends on the 31st of December. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iroarpod.com/about/"&gt;iROAR Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gatech.edu/"&gt;Georgia Institute of Technology &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, &amp;amp; Commun&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thepollinationproject.org/"&gt;Pollination Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In this episode we discuss how rhetorical constructions of animality, and humanity are mobilized to serve specific power structures, including white supremacy and colonialism. Lauren Corman, David Rooney, and S. Marek Muller come on the show to talk about some of the complex networks of media influence and consumption that shape such thought.   Date Recorded: 19 February 2025 Mentioned:  “Pageantry of aggression”: QAnon, animality, and the violent pursuit of whiteness by Lauren...

S8E3: Rhetoric and Supremacy with S. Marek Muller, David Rooney, and Lauren Corman

Animals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – Not as shadows to human stories, or as beings we want to understand biologically, or for purely our benefit – but as beings who have histories, stories, and geographies of their own. Each season is set around themes with each episode unpacking a particular animal turn concept and its significance therein. Join Claudia Hirtenfelder as she delves into some of the most important ideas emerging out of this recent turn in scholarship, thinking, and being.

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