Human-Animal Studies Prize Offered for Undergraduates

For undergraduate students passionate about exploring research in human-animal studies, The Animals and Society Institute (ASI) and Wesleyan Animal Studies (WAS) are co-sponsoring an annual undergraduate prize competition.

According to the website:

"Papers can come from any undergraduate discipline in the humanities, social sciences or natural sciences, and must be between 4,000-7,000 words long, including abstract and references. The winning paper will be published in Society & Animals, a quarterly, interdisciplinary journal that publishes articles describing and analyzing  experiences of and with non-human animals. Topics can include human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement."

Applicants need to be enrolled (either full or part-time) in an academic program at a university or college, or have graduated within 12 months of the application.

The deadline is August 1, 2012.

Find out more.

~ Marsha

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