[csaa-forum] Ethology Workshop - Macquarie University, 26-7 November

[Matthew Chrulew]

Dear all,

Please see the announcement below. Apologies for the late notice and
cross-posting.

Best,
Matt

Rethinking Behaviour and Conservation:
The History, Philosophy and Future of Ethology II

Macquarie University
Sat-Mon 26-28 November 2011

Following the success of “The History, Philosophy and Future of
Ethology” in February, this international collaborative workshop will
be held at Macquarie in late November.

Information about the first workshop can be found online at
http://www.ecologicalhumanities.org/ethology.html (please see pp. 25-6
of the programme for a summary of the workshops’ themes). The
(nonrestrictive) theme of this second workshop is “Rethinking
Behaviour and Conservation,” which aims to highlight the links between
ecology and ethology: between the loss of habitat and biodiversity,
and the occlusion and extinction of animal minds, as well as the
possible restoration or “rewilding” of both.  We understand “ethology”
in broad, multi-disciplinary terms, both historically and at today’s
cutting edges (“cognitive” and otherwise). We are interested in
ethno-ethology, in multi-species ethnography, in the phenomenology of
nonhuman experience, and in other qualitative methods for the
empirical description of animal forms of life. Questions of culture
and ethics are prominent, and friendly interdisciplinary discussion is
a genuine focus and value. These events are designed not as
large-scale conferences but more intimate opportunities for in-depth
conversation. A volume arising from these workshops is planned.

Confirmed speakers currently include: Jamie Lorimer (King’s College
London), Robert G.W. Kirk (The University of Manchester), Deborah Bird
Rose (Macquarie University), Melanie White (University of New South
Wales), Natasha Fijn (Australian National University), Thom van Dooren
(UNSW), K-Lynn Smith (Macquarie), Arian Wallach (James Cook
University), Marcus Baynes-Rock (Macquarie).

The workshop will be held at Macquarie University over the weekend of
26th-27th November. On Monday the 28th, we have arranged a site visit
to Taronga Zoo, featuring talks from the conservation, behaviour, and
wildlife hospital staff. Anyone interested in participating or
presenting, please contact Matthew Chrulew <mchrulew at gmail.com> by
Thursday, 17th November.