Top skills - LinkedIn endorsements

These, according to endorsements by LinkedIn connections (I have 360 connections as of time of writing, see my profile), are my top skills.

Endorsements/reviews for "Thinking about animals..." book

We have gotten three endorsements/reviews for our forthcoming book Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene (Lexington Books), all from scholars in the US:

In the throes of ecological crisis, it is heartening to encounter an ensemble of essayists determined to critique and remediate human violence (both literal and semiotic) against other animals. Thinking about Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene offers intricately detailed pathways toward empathetic interspecies connections that resist the isolated, narcissistic arrogance of anthropocentrism.

— Randy Malamud, Professor of English, Georgia State University 

This important collection probes the dangers of the Anthropocene beyond the human perspective. If other animal species are not our slaves but co-authors of our planetary lives, what becomes of nature and of that species once upon a time known as man? These provocative essays draw on a rich diversity of disciplines to address the looming crisis. 

— Cynthia Willett, Professor of Philosophy, Emory University 

The ramifications of climate change are already creating a strange, precarious world for all life on Earth, where the challenges of the Anthropocene extend far beyond the controversies of its labeling by the human animals that have so influenced this moment in geologic time. Examining the roles humans have played in evolving global ecosystems and toward specific animals, this ambitious and provocative collection explores some of the overlapping and interwoven issues of species to argue for human humility and modesty as we all face an uncertain future. This evocative collection comes just at the right time.

— Sarah McFarland, Northwestern State University

UiS board elections: Endorsed by Øyvind Foss

Øyvind Foss, former pro-rector at the Stavanger University College (the precursor to UiS), recently posted the debate article "Morten Tønnessen bør velges til UiS styret" [Morten Tønnessen should be elected to the UiS board] at the University of Stavanger´s debate pages. I really appreciate his endorsement.