Reimagining Species Relations: A Decade of Studying and Teaching Critical Animal Studies at Lund University
Synopsis
The year 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the course Critical Animal Studies: Animals in Society, Culture and the Media at the Department of Communication and Media at Lund University. As the first initiative of its kind in Sweden, the course explores the shifting roles and positions of non-human animals in today’s complex societies. It aims to equip students with analytical tools to critically assess norms and structures that organise human-animal relations, along with their ethical, cultural, and social consequences.
What started as a one-course offering driven by an idea has evolved into a decade-long project of education and emancipation for non- human animals. This anthology stands as a testament to the course’s impact, aiming to extend the rich discussions, debates, and insights cultivated beyond the classroom walls.
This celebratory collection assembles writings from former students, instructors, and guest lecturers, delving into themes ranging from critical media analysis over activist strategies to pedagogical reflections. The anthology’s scope not only reflects the diverse facets of the course but also unveils the myriad, often subtle intersections between human-centered society and the lives of non-human animals.
Chapters
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The Critical in Critical Animal Studies
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Critical Animal Media StudiesChallenging the Hegemonic Representations of Oppressed Groups through Communication Research
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Interdiscursive Elements in the #JeSuisChien CampaignA Critical Discourse Analysis
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“I Want Meat!”Gendered Eating and Anthropocentric Fighting in One Piece
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Looking Back, to Learn From Activist HistoriesReflecting on the Relationship Between Critical Animal Studies and Critical Pedagogy
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Obedient Civil DisobedienceImprisonment as the Opposite of Animal Liberation
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Landscapes of Hybrid Activism‘New Welfarism’ Revisited in the Case of the Danish ‘Turbo Chicken’ Campaign
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No Total Liberation at the Total Institution
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The Garden
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To Represent a Cow
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Art is a Tyrant
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SchweinA Work Process
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Who Wants to be Blue?Aquaculture Expansion and the Concept of Blue Food
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It’s ComplicatedReflections on Pet Ownership and the Dynamics of Love and Domination
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Sex, Violence and TransgressionFeminism and Necropolitics in the Commercial Egg Industry
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On Vivisection, Interest Groups and Influence
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Published
October 7, 2026
Print ISSN
2004-9609
Categories
Copyright (c) 2026 María R. Carreras, Marie Leth-Espensen, Lena Lindström, Tobias Linné, Gina Song Lopez, Naja Yndal-Olsen; Laura Fernández, Frank Schreier, Lu Zheng, Eva Haifa Giraud, J. Kovanen, Linnea Ryshke, Kristina Meiton, EvaMarie Lindahl, Julia Lindemalm, Daniel Burgos-Nyström, Astrid Totté, Charlotte Lim, Núria Almiron
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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ISBN-13 (15)
978-91-89874-47-3
Details about the available publication format: Print version
Print version
ISBN-13 (15)
978-91-89874-46-6
Date of first publication (11)
2024
