North American Association for Critical Animal Studies

NAACAS

 
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 The North American Association for Critical Animal Studies (NAACAS), inspired by its sister society The European Association for Critical Animal Studies (EACAS), is a society that will hold a biennial meeting for critical, anti-speciesist research in human-animal relations. While EACAS meets in odd numbered years, NAACAS will meet in even numbered years, to allow for cross-pollination between the societies. Founded in 2019, the first meeting of NAACAS was postponed due to the pandemic until August 2022 when it held its first hybrid meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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THE SECOND MEETING OF NAACAS!


The second biennial meeting of NAACAS will meet online and (pending funding!) in-person September 19 - 20, 2024. More details coming soon!

Thanks to Jessica Eisen for her help co-organizing this event!

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In addition to hosting an annual meeting, NAACAS hosts an online conversation series: “Conversations on Research at the Intersections of Animality.” See more about this series below or click on the link at the upper right hand corner of this page to access the videos in the series.

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 Conversations on Research at the Intersections of Animality (CRIA)

cria

Noun

\ ˈkrē-ə \

plural crias

Definition of cria : a baby llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco

CRIA is a series of conversations with Critical Animal Studies scholars engaged in research and activism at the intersections of animality, race, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, and disability.

CRIA is moderated by Chloë Taylor.

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