Appearances
Upcoming Appearances
April 16, 2010
"Religious and Spiritual Reflections on Seeing and Being Seen by Other Animals," panel presentation at "Troubling Recognition: Seeing Animals, Seeing Ourselves," the 2nd Annual "Do Unto Others" Animals and Religion Conference. Chapman University, Orange, CA. More details.
April 17, 2010
"Feminism and Animal Liberation: Making the Links," presentation at the 2nd annual Animal Liberation Forum. Sponsored by Cease Animal Torture (CAT), California State University, and Long Beach University. More details.
Recent Appearances
February 18, 2010 — 5:00PM–7:00PM
"Author-Meets-Critic: Marti Kheel's Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective," panel presentation at the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by the International Society for Environmental Ethics, held in conjunction with the Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association.
Other panelists include Chris Diehm, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Chaone Mallory, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Villanova University; Adrian Parr, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati; Jason Kawall (panel chair), Department of Philosophy, Colgate University.
November 3, 2009 — 6:30PM
"Ecofeminism and Conservation Management: A Contradiction in Terms?" Noel Fine Arts Center (NFAC), Room 221, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Sponsored by the UWSP Department of Philosophy, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and Women's Studies Department.
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July 26, 2009
"Ecofeminism and Animal Ethics," presentation at Kindness House, Melbourne, Australia. Sponsored by the Winsome Constance Kindness Trust.
July 13–18, 2009
"Beyond the Model of Abstinence: An Ecofeminist Approach to Veganism," presentation for the Minding Animals International Academic & Community Conference. Newcastle, Australia. View the conference themes and objectives.
February 4, 2009
"Women, Nature, and Animals: Ecofeminist Reflections," a presentation for a series on Gender. University of Osnabrueck, Osnabrueck, Germany. Sponsored by the Equal Opportunities Office of Osnabruek University.
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November 1–3, 2008
"Feminist Perspectives on Vegetarianism: Beyond the Model of Abstinence," a paper for the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
October 30, 2008 — 7:30PM
Book Reading at Women and Children First Bookstore. Chicago, IL.
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October 8–11
Presentation on "Ethics and Ecofeminism: A Perspective on the Animal Rights Debate. 1 World Congress on Bioethics and Animal Rights ( I Congresso Mundial de Bioética e Direito Animal) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Sponsored by the Instituto Abolicionista Animal.
October 4–5, 2008
"Toppling Patriarchy with a Fork: The Radical Potential of Veganism," a presentation at World Veg Festival Weekend. San Francisco, CA.
To Request a Speaking Engagement
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Possible subjects for presentations include but are not limited to:
- Ecofeminist Philosophy
- Feminism and Animal Advocacy
- Veganism as an Ethical Ideal ("Toppling Patriarchy with a Fork")
- Ecofeminist Perspectives on Deep Ecology
- Human/Animal Studies
- Ecofeminism and the Philosophy of Care
- Feminism and Holistic Health
- Animal Advocacy and Environmental Ethics: Exploring Conflicts and Connections
- Do Animals Exist as Individuals in Environmental Thought?
- Commonalities of Oppression
- Sexual Orientation and Dietary Orientation: Exploring Commonalities
- Holistic Nature Ethics
- Holistic Health: Feminist Perspectives
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