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.

Guest

Laura Fernández

Laura Fernández is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona, where she is part of the Centre for Research in Information, Communication and Culture (CRICC-UB). She holds a BA in Social and Cultural Anthropology, MA in International Studies on Media, Power and Difference and a PhD in Communication. Her work has focused on critical animal studies, strategic visual communication, social movements, feminist and LGBTIQ+ communication studies and fat studies. She is a member of the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics and EACAS (European Association for Critical Animal Studies).

https://laurafernandez.org/

Guest appearance on:

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