The British Animal Studies Network

Having held ten meetings in central London between 2007 and 2009, with the support of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Middlesex University, the network was re-launched with the financial support of the University of Strathclyde in May 2012. Under the leadership of Erica Fudge once again, it is hoped that the new home for BASN will welcome both old and new members to join the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary conversations about humans and other animals.

To access details of the meetings click on the links below (held at the University of Strathclyde unless otherwise noted):

Audio recordings of a number of the papers given at BASN meetings and some video recordings of the zoom sessions are available to download on the meeting pages (above).

It is hoped that these meetings, as with those held in London, will be attended by a range of people involved in animal studies and related areas. This might include scholars and postgraduates working within the field; scholars from outside of animal studies who are beginning to recognise the significance of studying the role, place and perception of animals; people from non-academic institutions - animal welfare charities, museums, NGOs who are working with and for animals, and artists who are representing and thinking about animals in their work.

  • The rationale for BASN (British Animal Studies Network) is here: BASN Rationale
  • The constitution for BASN (British Animal Studies Network) is here: BASN Constitution

To receive further information about meetings, dates, cfps, etc. please follow us on twitter - @BasnTweets; or, if you prefer not to use twitter, please join the h-animal mailing list where we will continue to circulate information and news in emails.

All images on this website come from Special Collections in the Andersonian Library at the University of Strathclyde, and are reproduced with permission.