The Animal Turn
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 103 episodes
The Animal Turn
Latest Episodes
S8E9: News with Shatabdi Chakrabarti, Jessica Scott-Reid, and Jan Dutkiewicz
In this episode we bring together a photojournalist from India, a Canadian columnist, and a political scientist/reporter to discuss animals and the news. We discuss different types of news as well as some of the challenges that come with creati...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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S8E8: Film and TV with Lynda Korimboccus and Ankita Rathour
In this episode Ankita Rathour and Lynda Korimboccus join Claudia to discuss the interconnections of film, tv, and animals. Together they touch on everything from the Peppa Pig paradox in children’s media to the shifting role of animals in Hind...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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1:37:11
S8E7: Social Media with Laura Fernández, Amanda Weiss, and Siobhan Speiran
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 anim...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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1:26:30
S8E6: Podcasting and Education with María Carreras and Kate Acton
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 ch...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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1:38:59
S8E5: Gaming with Keung Yoon Bae, Osvaldo Cleger, and Michael Rübsamen
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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