Podcast – Lab Animals as Collaborators: Response-ability and Care in Research

By Lindsay Fisher; Abby Scatena; Julissa Valdez https://soundcloud.com/afternatures/lab-animals-as-collaborators?si=c2e918f024e1456ebfbece13b70e6ed1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Animal testing often evokes strong images and intense debate that draw binaries of pro or against. Through the concepts of Donna Haraway and case studies, we explore the nuances and opportunities to balance research outcomes with more thoughtful relationships between people and lab animals. Key References: Franco,... Continue Reading →

26 Jan 2026 0

From Tradition to Absence: Generational Connection Under Fishing Moratorium

By Micah Dill1 It is a cold February morning, and a man sits on the porch of his cabin near Cat Point Creek, a tributary of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. At this time of year, before the leaves return, he can see out over the water. He watches the water closely, looking for the... Continue Reading →

8 May 2025 0

Losing Touch with Herring in the Rappahannock River

Black fishermen hauling river herring at the end of nineteenth century

herring–human companionship invites us to rethink rural settler Virginia by considering more-than-human bodily intimacies

4 May 2025 0

Un/repairing Through More-than-human Care in Latin America: Conversatorio

https://aesengagement.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/un-repairing-through-more-than-human-care-in-latin-america-conversatorio/?page_id=4906 This piece brings scholars from and/or working in Latin America to share their thoughts on care, extinction, and more-than-human reciprocity. Considering the last decade of theories and practices of care in Latin America, the following examines care and its capacity to repair the ‘care crisis.’

29 Aug 2024 0