[Commlist] CFP: Narrating the nonhuman

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 
(cfhasevents /at/ gmail.com) 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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