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If any of you is interested in the cultural development of our conceptions of animals and humans, the forthcoming ARED public lecture by Professor Erica Fudge may be a nice occasion. Please see below and related link.</div>
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Giacomo</div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><i class="ContentPasted0">What were the animals thinking? The differences between theory and practice in early modern ideas</i></span>
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<div style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Public Lecture by Professor Erica Fudge (Strathclyde) on Friday October 13<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"><sup class="ContentPasted0">th</sup> at 6:00 pm in Campus Central 3.04. Join
the ARED Team and the Stirling Science Festival to explore the development of our conceptions of animals and humans in the modern world. </span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Professor Fudge </span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">is
the director of the British Animal Studies Network, and author of<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">several books and articles on the relation between human and non-human animals with a special focus
on the modern period. Professor Fudge's critical discussion of the view that humans are the only rational animals, as articulated in works like </span><i class="ContentPasted0">Brutal Reasoning</i><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">,</span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>is
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<div style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">For more details and to book a spot, please see this link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-professor-erica-fudge-tickets-720329413667" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-professor-erica-fudge-tickets-720329413667" id="OWAc25d07df-95d5-1ff5-9785-c513b1a843fc" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-professor-erica-fudge-tickets-720329413667</a></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> 14 September 2023 17:44<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [BERG] Upcoming BERG/SHAIR meetings: dates for your diaries</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Dear Behaviour & Evolution Research Group (BERG) & Stirling Human-Animal Interaction Research Group (SHAIR),</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We look forward to seeing you all for lots more interesting talks and activities this year.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Owing to the UCU industrial action (strike) which is currently taking place 11-29 September, there are to be no talks during September.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Please find the <a href="https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNIom6S6vBQkc0Bc-5ovbu-z9JgnGxODmY0sw?e=o4WPyL" originalsrc="https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNIom6S6vBQkc0Bc-5ovbu-z9JgnGxODmY0sw?e=o4WPyL" shash="mUUAK8ueITGK/eeCadLsZzNvol7zyhxlk2dR4gkZpuSC2ah9lEWcK4BWrsQD7ZpXLAxXDvhPGCoFIilNNae2lc95KNc2N2T4yZEMUTWaGj6cSfKq9SpyMppW01KM4l2MKrcncWO83jlMALljLPPHQPqGv+5xfJCdT9xJR3rsIss=">
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below. We will circulate abstracts ahead of each session.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Weds 4 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#548235">Welcome & Social Event</span></b><b><span style="color:#548235"></span></b></p>
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Weds 11 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#548235">Talk: Devon Docherty & Carol Jasper, University of Stirling*</span></b><b><span style="color:#548235"></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b> The ‘Cheese Paradox’: The Psychology of Egg and Dairy Consumption in Vegetarians</b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Weds 18 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#548235">Talk: Toryn Whitehead, King’s College London*</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">*<b>All are welcome to join us for dinner along with the speaker afterwards!</b> Please email (<a href="mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk">clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk</a>) if you would like to come along. Dinner will be off-campus and at the
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<a href="mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk">clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk</a>). PGRs especially, please don’t miss out on this as a networking and learning opportunity, and a contribution to ‘research culture’ in our division.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Reminder: <a href="https://asabwinter2023.org/" originalsrc="https://asabwinter2023.org/" shash="RN5I14DDNFh/5IoTm9z22x/GV7W2aBjG7q38Efk8lD+4c1NHWNcywYTNZ09PjlyU1e6NyFQ51S9YjI4TNutPCwjp3xBepyb0vS5/J1nmq7aio0pNg7RWfePeeOdiu+QUbf5sfWLkR+C+jNJW7IcfXluxK2P7atfYYbqVv1NKi/0=">
ASAB winter meeting</a> - it is still possible to register for this <i>free</i> Animal Behaviour conference, 13-14 December (online attendance only now).
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