Sep 19A horse is in your house: Reconfiguring our discussions in Animal StudiesPart of PAN Works’ Placing Animals Series — by Sharon P. Holland Sharon P. Holland is the Townsend Ludington Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is the author of an other: a black feminist consideration of animal life (Duke University Press, 2023). She may be reached via her website here. …Animal Studies8 min readAnimal Studies8 min read
Sep 15Wolf StoriesSustaining the wellbeing of people, animals, and nature (Part II) — Originally published by Raincoast Conservation Foundation Raincoast Conservation Foundation is an organization dedicated to the conservation of coastal British Columbia’s wildlife and wild places, their efforts focused on bringing science to the public and policy spheres. This is Part II of their interview with PAN Works founder Bill Lynn and…21 min read21 min read
Sep 7Wolf StoriesSustaining the wellbeing of people, animals, and nature (Part I) — Originally published by Raincoast Conservation Foundation Raincoast Conservation Foundation is an organization dedicated to the conservation of coastal British Columbia’s wildlife and wild places, their efforts focused on bringing science to the public and policy spheres. The Raincoast team interviewed PAN Works founder Bill Lynn and board members Kris Stewart…17 min read17 min read
Sep 1Go vegan!Contribution to Earth Tongues, from The Ecological Citizen by Dr. Eileen Crist Eileen Crist is Associate Editor of The Ecological Citizen and an expert in sociology. Professor Emerita in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, she is the author of Abundant Earth: Toward an Ecological Civilization…10 min read10 min read
Aug 22Avatar: the Way of Water (2022)PAN Thinks is the podcast of PAN Works We are excited for our second pod of “The Avatar Arc,” where we’ll discuss the meaning and significance of animals in the move Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Join us live on Zoom this Thursday, 24 August 2023 (NorAM) at 7:00…Animals2 min readAnimals2 min read
Aug 16Placing AnimalsWelcome to our series on animals, ethics, and geography by Julie Urbanik, PhD As I sit down to write this column, I hear the thump, thump, thump of my 14-year-old rescue cat, Bubbles (aka Ziggy, Boo Bear, Bun Bun, and/or Pig Boy), coming down the stairs to see what I…Animal Geography5 min readAnimal Geography5 min read
Aug 10Don’t leave wolf hunting up to expertsOriginally published in The Daily Sentinel by Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, Renee Seacor, and Michelle Lute Dr. Francisco Santiago-Ávila is a Fellow and board member of PAN Works, as well as a staff member at both Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, two organizations working for a more wild and caring…4 min read4 min read
Aug 4Public input on wildlife issues derailed by illegitimate special interestsOriginally published in Price County Review by Francisco Santiago-Ávila and Amy Mueller Dr. Francisco Santiago-Ávila is a Fellow and board member of PAN Works, as well as a staff member at both Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, two organizations working for a more wild and caring world. Here, Fran…4 min read4 min read
Jul 28Tenacious BeastsAn inspiring and important look at wildlife species coming back from the brink — Originally published in Foreword Reviews An interview with Christopher Preston, by Rebecca Foster Dr. Christopher Preston is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montana, where he focuses on restoration and rewilding, research deeply driven by the Anthropocene. …9 min read9 min read
Jul 18Avatar (2009)Part of PAN Thinks, a podcast of PAN Works. We are looking forward to the first pod of the “Avatar Arc,” streaming this Thursday, 20 July 2023 @ 7:00 pm/19:00 eastern time on Zoom. We’ll explore the movie Avatar (2009) and what it means for animals through a lively conversation…Animals2 min readAnimals2 min read