Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable result of press harrassment, with racism playing a key role We're asking the prime minister to commission an immediate public inquiry ito ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again goodlaw.social/n1ck

What a surprise! Bluesky algorithm suggests @friede.bsky.social and then guess who pops up on my beloved @dropout.tv a few days later? Astonished I was so late to the Friedman party, but absolute magic from my perspective! Loving this episode of Adventuring Party and cannot wait to read the book 🤓🎲

Non-human animals are so deeply oppressed that simply speaking up for their basic rights is seen as anti-human. That’s how supremacy works, it frames inclusion as a threat.

Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Want to support TTRPG Professors? Maybe start by subscribing (for free!) to Analog Game Studies's YouTube channel, and keep an eye on the journal (FREE TO READ!) at: @analoggamestudies.bsky.social

Analog Game Studies

The official journal of Analog Game Studies. Scholarly content about tabletop, live-action, performance, and generally awesome games. Read more at our website analogamestudies.org.

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Proposed cuts at the University of Exeter are disproportionately concentrated in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. About 1/4 come from English & Creative Writing. They represent an existential threat to humanities and social science disciplines at Exeter: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Wow there's a lot here for human-animal studies scholars to think about... 👀

Jyoti Mishra@jyotimishra.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Well, that was a fucking ride.

I adore regional gender-neutral terms of endearment. I use 'mate' a lot but everyone calling each other 'love' can be quite beautiful ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Charles Johnson@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 3mo ago

Sir Ian McKellen.

Deeply enticing CFP: Feminanimals: women as/and animals - April 2027 in Oxford, with the fabulous Fanny Clemente and Greta Colombani organising and Kaori Nagai and Chloe Taylor as keynotes - www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/events/2027/...

FEMINANIMALS: Representations of Women and/as Animals in Literature, Arts, and Other Media

FEMINANIMALS is a three-day international conference investigating representations of women as non-human animals and of the relationship between women and non-human animals in literature, arts, and ot...

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I'm honoured to be speaking about my book, Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada (link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) at the first Creative Creatures event and so thrilled to gather with other authors from the series. Please come join us on Google Meet through this link: lnkd.in/gRJjnKNi

Linda Braus@lindabraus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature is celebrating 10 years of publishing this year, and 50 volumes in that time, at the free and open to the public CREATIVE CREATURES virtual lecture which will take place on June 16 at 1600-1730 (UK) / 1100-1230 (EST) / 0800-0930 (PST).

Happy 100th Birthday to David Attenborough! Ninety years ago, he recieved the most precious book of his childhood, Seton's "Wild Animals I Have Known." To learn more about the real wolves behind his favourite animal story, see my article for @nichecanada.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2024/07/05/o...

One or Several Lobos? Uncovering the Wolves Behind the Legend

The real wolves behind the Lobo legend.

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Today we have "Seeing like a Peon: Warcraft and Perspective in Forest History" by @jason-l-newton.bsky.social This is the eighth article in the Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/12/03/s... #envhist

In the latest piece for our Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social, @callmarkkent.bsky.social examines "'Indoors or…. What is indoors?' Unsettling Settlements in Fallout 4." niche-canada.org/2025/10/24/i... #envhum #videogames #fallout

“Indoors or…. What is indoors?” Unsettling Settlements in Fallout 4

Fallout 4 explores blurred boundaries between inside and outside through player-built settlements, artificial environments, and survival mechanics shaped by radiation and shelter.

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Ghost gear - lost and abandoned fishing gear is killing whales, dolphins & marine life in UK seas -but thanks to your support, we’re taking action to stop it. 1/2

As the iconic film #Jaws marks its 50th anniversary, MBA Senior Research Fellow Professor David Sims has published a compelling article in The Conversation that examines the film’s lasting impact on #sharks & how science is helping them recover 🦈 🔗 bit.ly/45PkQec @thesimslab.bsky.social

Professor David Sims marks 50 years since Jaws with reflections on shark conservation | Marine Biological Association

As the iconic film Jaws marks its 50th anniversary this week, MBA Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Southampton,

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This map by Benjamin Donn was produced as part of a 12-sheet map of Devon in 1765. Donn was awarded £100 from the Royal Society for the Arts for the best 1 inch to a mile survey of an English county. 📷 Townsend Maps T8; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #MapMonday #MondayMaps #MappingOurExeter

🚨Job Alert 🚨 🐕‍🦺 🐄🐎🐦‍⬛ Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social 📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...

Project Manager - Multispecies Mutualisms Project at University of Sheffield

jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for professional services jobs in higher education, invites you to apply for the Project Manager - Multispecies Mutualisms Project position. Click to apply today!

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Rosaleen Duffy@rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/ 📣 Big news! For the next 5 years I’ll be working with this amazing team @evahaifa.bsky.social Alasdair Cochrane & Bob McKay on the @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded Multispecies Mutualisms project wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

🦔 Love this little guy!! A small model of a hedgehog that is about 4,500 years old! from Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period (2800-2300 BCE). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. 📷 me

My first experiments in live game analysis are available on YouTube now! I'll record a video essay soon but overall it was a very fun experience 🐈 #GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats

Compassionate Canon@compassionatecanon.bsky.social · last yr.

All three of my livestreams playing and analysing Stray are available on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis... These Twitch streams were fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social as part of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social World Ocean Day Festival #WODFest #Charity #TwitchGamer #Fundraiser #Conservation #Cat

Can we finish Stray? I'm going to try for a big livestreaming push on twitch.tv/compassionatecanon because I'd love to complete the game before the end of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest 2025. I've been fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social and raised £250 so far! tiltify.com/@compassiona... 🐋🐬

Whales are helping each other escape from abandoned fishing gear. Researchers recently witnessed some fascinating cooperative behaviour. Read more here: tinyurl.com/eck4y5zf

And no one’s taking responsibility. While we call on UK governments to act, you can help save whales and dolphins from deadly gear today. Click on the link to find out how 👉 uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/w...

What is ghost gear? - Whale and Dolphin Conservation

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I went into my interpretation of Stray without reading any reviews or analyses. Turns out, the game is not what I expected at all. Haven't finished it yet, but shows that context is crucial in close analysis. Still, a fun experiment nonetheless! #digitalhumanities #animalstudies #animalfiction #cats

Compassionate Canon@compassionatecanon.bsky.social · last yr.

My first livestream playing and analysing the game #Stray for @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WorldOceanDay charity festival fundraising to remove abandoned fishing gear from the ocean. Check out the VOD here: www.twitch.tv/videos/24788... #WODFest #ghostgear #conservation #gamestudies #animalsingames

ICYMI: Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside. Get your proposals in to @theliftline.bsky.social by June 30th! niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c... #envhist #envhum #games #envstudies

Call for Submissions – Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors

Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside.

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Had a BLAST streaming last night! We sped past all my initial goals with a whopping £180 donated to my fundraiser for @gamesforwaves.bsky.social so far! Looking forward to playing more Stray tonight and offering my initial thoughts and analyses as we go. Please do join and come hangout in the chat!

Compassionate Canon@compassionatecanon.bsky.social · last yr.

Tonight and tomorrow 6th and 7th June 8 pm - 10 pm (GMT+1) I'll be LIVE on Twitch (twitch.tv/compassionatecanon) analysing the game STRAY to fundraise for @whalesorg.bsky.social @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest campaign to remove abandoned fishing gear from our seas: tiltify.com/@compassiona...

Only a week to go before the deadline (13th June): Call For Abstracts: Forgotten Animals, 17th-18th September 2025, University Of Leicester, UK - political philosophy & cognate disciplines conference. More details here: stevecooke.org?p=290

We hold the archive of Mark Beeson (1954-2022), a poet, playwright and primatologist based on Dartmoor. The collection is a fantastic resource for studying theatre, the history of Devon, folklore, primatology, and much more! 🔗 To learn more: specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/e...

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Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

In the 19th century, astronomers could see Mars through telescopes, but not clearly. Some used their imaginations to fill in what the blurry images couldn’t convey.

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NEW NiCHE Series Call for Submissions!! Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors Submission Deadline – 20 June 2025 Series Editor: @theliftline.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c... #envhist #envhum #envstudies #games

Call for Submissions – Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors

Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside.

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