By examining techniques used to monitor wildebeest in the Serengeti from the 1950’s until the 2000’s, the authors found different normative ideas about human-wildlife interactions in shared spaces through the various technologies used.
Multispecies entanglements in the virosphere: Rethinking the Anthropocene in light of the 2019 coronavirus outbreak
The authors use a textual analysis approach to assess sources examining coronaviruses and live animal markets in China to reevaluate the 2019 outbreak of SARS-CoV-2.
Geographies of Conservation II: Technology, Surveillance and Conservation by Algorithm
The authors suggest four ways in which wildlife tracking and surveillance technologies influence non-human lives.
Entangled, Unraveled, and Reconfigured: Human–Animal Relations Among Ethnic Minority Farmers and Water Buffalo in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam
Through an in-depth ethnographic fieldwork with ethnic minority farmers, limited to the Sa Pa District in northern Vietnam, the authors suggest a new perspective to understand the changing interspecies relationship of farmers with water buffalo.
Including Animals in Sociology
Through investigating the inclusion of animals in the field of sociology, the author reviews literature to outline four possible paths which researchers are currently using to include animals in their work.
The Social Construction of the Value of Wildlife: A Green Cultural Criminological Perspective
In an attempt to understand the social construction of the value of wildlife, the authors look to the history of wildlife trade and suggest the integration of a green criminological approach to understand the concept of wildlife consumerism.
Multispecies Hierarchies and Capitalist Value: Insights from Salmon Aquaculture
In this paper, the authors use Collard and Dempseys framework of the implications of capitalism commodification of multispecies, specifically the construction of hierarchies and violence, to investigate farmed salmon in Eastern Canada.
Gorilla Habituation and the Role of Animal Agency in Conservation and Tourism Development at Bwindi, South Western Uganda
Investigation into gorilla habituation (i.e. a process used to make gorillas less sensitive to humans, often for the purpose of science or tourism) in Bwindi National Park, Uganda, recognised gorillas to be ‘multiple.’
Masculinities and Animal Harm
Through a literature analysis and animal non-governmental organization (NGO) assessment in the UK, the authors identify animal harm with a specific form of masculine personality: the masculinities offender. The masculinities offender uses animal harm to assert power and control.