Click on the links below for summary and reading list for each lecture. 

Lecture 1. (Jan 13th) Introduction to human-animal studies. Amy KilBride / Deb Butler

Lecture 2. (Jan 20th) The moral status of animals. Chris Maughan

Lecture 3. (Jan 27th ) Animal welfare science: concepts, measurement and improving quality of life. Amy KilBride

Lecture 4. (Feb 3rd) Human-animal borders. John Pickering

Lecture 5. (Feb 10th) Kinship with animals. Nickie Charles

Lecture 6. (Feb 24th) The Private Life of the Naturalist. Steve Birks

Lecture 7. (March 2nd) Animals in History: Reading the Bestiary. Liam Lewis

Lecture 8. (March 9th) Animals as spectacle and entertainment. Deb Butler

Lecture 9. (March 16th) Conclusions. Amy KilBride / Deb Butler