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<blockquote><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><font size="5"><span style="font-size:16pt">AASG@Sydney: Life in the Anthropocene<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://aasgconference.com">http://aasgconference.com</a><br>
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University of Sydney, Australia <br>
</span></font><span style="font-size:12pt">5th Biennial Conference of the Australian Animal Studies Group
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt">Keynotes: Cary Wolfe, Sarah Whatmore, Peter Sankoff, Paul McGreevy, Kate Rigby and Siobhan O’Sullivan
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</span><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">The Anthropocene describes a period of geological time dominated by
<i>homo sapiens </i>and marked by the significant impact of human activity on the planet. At a time when the natural world is ever more subject to human intervention, interspecies relations face many challenges. If the cultural and scientific moment of the
Anthropocene puts ‘us’ in our place, then it is time to reconsider our place <i>
with </i>them, the other animals. <br>
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This 5th Conference of the Australian Animal Studies Group will bring together voices from a wide range of disciplines and beyond the Academy to examine how new knowledge of human–animal relations requires novel starting points, critical tools and cross-disciplinary
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<i>We welcome papers that explore the implications of living in the Anthropocene for human–animal relationships. What is the impact of human activity upon non-human life? How do lessons from the past shed light on present and future orientations? How do different
disciplines, institutions and groups (community, government and activist) respond to the myriad issues raised by living in the Anthropocene?
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Potential themes include: <br>
Wildness, re-wilding and conservation<br>
Rethinking evolution<br>
Biodesign, breeding, domestication<br>
Imagining human–animal futures<br>
Animals and the law, media and public policy<br>
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</font></span></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Deadline for submission of abstract: 7 December 2012.<br>
To register attendance and submit an abstract, please visit the conference website:<br>
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DR FIONA PROBYN-RAPSEY | Senior Lecturer<br>
Gender and Cultural Studies | SOPHI <br>
Coordinator HARN: Human Animal Research Network <br>
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</u></font><font color="#FF00FF">CONFERENCE: <i>AASG@Sydney: Life in the Anthropocene</i>:</font></span><font color="#FF00FF"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b> July 8-10 2013</b></span></font><span style="font-size:11pt"> -
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