Animal Agribusiness: Acting Against Speciesism

Organizers: Animals in Society Research Cluster

As sociologists, we see value in scholarship that goes beyond an anthropocentric understanding of Canadian society, one that includes the non- or other-than-human and pays particular attention to “the question of the animal”. The work of this RC is inclusive, anti-oppressive, and critical in nature. Working from an interdisciplinary perspective, we seek to expand current interpretations of societal structures and institutions, social norms, practices, policies, and relations that involve humans and other beings. The Animals in Society RC recognizes and respects that we are all animals in a shared society.

Presentation 1: Farm Animal Sanctuaries: Ongoing confrontation with technologies of factory farming (YouTube)
Date: June 15, 2020
Presenter: Chetna Khandelwal, University of Calgary

Presentation 2: Prison Farms and the Production of Oppression (YouTube)
Date: June 18, 2020
Presenter: Varun Joshi, University of Guelph