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Human animal studies
Dr Amy KilBride
Dr Deborah Butler
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What is this module about?
Human-Animal Studies?
Animal Studies?
Anthrozoology?
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What is this module about?
“Exploring the spaces that animals
occupy in human societies”
DeMello, 2012
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“Considering the varied ways in which
humans perceive, engage, compete and co-
exist with non-human animals in a range of
cultural contexts”
Dr Samantha Hurn
What is this module about?
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What is this module about?
“aims to understand human-animal relations
now and in the past, and to understand animals
as beings-in-themselves, separate from our
knowledge of them.” British Animal Studies Network
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• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the complex
roles of animals in contemporary societies
• Understand the structure and purpose of the human-animal
divide and its role in shaping attitudes towards animals
• Critically assess the material and cultural significance of
animals in various modern discourses and cultural forms
• Evaluate the political and ethical issues concerning the
position of animals in contemporary society
• Recognise how the roles of animals in human society differ
across contemporary societies and have changed over time
What will the module cover?
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• Broad multidisciplinary content
• Synthesising complex theories, new
perspectives
• Grounded in participants experience
• Accessible for all disciplinary backgrounds
Module content
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Animal roles in human society
Domesticated animals
• Food
• Clothing and other products
• Experimental subjects
• Pets
• Entertainment
• Competitive sport
• Labour / working
Wild animals
• Pests
• Predators
• Pray
• Entertainment
• Agents of disease
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Animals experiences of their
lives?
• Do animals experience
depression?
Do animals feel pain?
• Do animals feel joy?
• Do animals grieve?
• Do animals use
language?
• Do animals remember?
• Do animals learn
from others?
• Do animals play?
Do animals act alteristicly?
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The human animal border
• Do animals experience
depression?
Do animals feel pain?
• Do animals feel joy?
• Do animals grieve?
• Do animals use
language?
• Do animals remember?
• Do animals learn
from others?
• Do animals play?
Do animals act alteristicly?
How are animals
different to
humans?
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Animal rights?
Human responsibilities?
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What will it be like to take a
multidisciplinary module?
Challenges
• Unfamiliar language
• New goal posts
• Don’t know your way
around
Advantages
• Develop new academic
skills
• Working with people
from different academic
backgrounds
• Valuable experience
• Solutions cross
disciplines
• New and interesting!
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Crossing boundaries
Intradisciplinary: working within a single discipline
Crossdisciplinary: viewing one discipline from the perspective of another
Multidisciplinary: people from different disciplines working together, each drawing on their disciplinary knowledge
Interdisciplinary: integrating knowledge and methods from different disciplines, using a real synthesis of approaches
Transdisciplinary: creating a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives
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What will be expected of you?
• Attend all lectures and seminars
• Engage with module content and other
participants
– respect other views
• Independent study outside of sessions
– Essential reading for seminar
– Additional reading / watching / thinking /
discussing
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Audio recording of lectures
• Podcasts made available on website
• Signed consent
• No identifying information will be made
available
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Assessment
• For 12 CATS
• 2500 word essay 50%
• Reflective journal 50%
• For 15 CATS
• 3500 word essay 60%
• Reflective journal 40%
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What is a reflective journal?
• An account of your work in progress
• Reflection on the learning experience
• Analytical rather than descriptive
• Electronic or paper
– Content rather than presentation
– Multimedia
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Research and writing support
• Amy and Deb
–Amy office hours; wed 11-1pm
• Student careers and skills
–Workshops
–Writing mentors (drop in
sessions)
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Warwick Student Careers and skills;
academic writing program workshops
The Undergraduate Academic Writing Day
15 Feb 2014 10:00-5:00
Introduction to academic writing for science
&engineering students
29 Jan 2014 2:00-4:00
Effective literature searching
9 Jan 2014 10:00-12:00
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Tasks
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What is an animal?
• Think about this question and writing some
notes (3mins)
• Get into pairs. Discuss your thoughts with
your partner (5 min)
• Feed back to the group how your views
differed from that of your partner (5min)
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Ground rules for discussion Devised and agreed by the group
• Respect the right of others to have a different
opinion to you
• Speak to each other in a polite and respectful way
even if you disagree
• Own your opinions and present them as ‘I’
statements rather than facts
• Don’t speak over others while they are talking
• Recognise when you have made your point and
take a turn of listening and allowing others to speak
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You as a builder of theory
Information
Opinions Disciplinary
perspectives
World views /
values
YOUR theory / narrative
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Theory building exercise
• ‘Bits’ of information
• Work with group
• Discuss / think / digest
• Build a ‘theory’ or narrative with the
material
• Lay it out in your story
• ‘Read’ each others narratives