Mentioned in two UIS news story articles on the Wonderful World festival

I am mentioned among the University of Stavanger´s participants on stage at the Wonderful World festival, a science and philosophy festval that is held for the third time this week, May 28th to 31st (Wednesday to Saturday). On the university´s open webpage the news story/event page is titled "Wonderful World", on the university intranet it is titled "Rabatt på dagspass for UiS-ansatte på Wonderful World". The article is written by Karen Anne Okstad.

I am in the program council for the festival, and will take part on stage in four events this week.

News story on "Wasted GDP in the USA" article in Spanish online newspaper La Politica Online

My journal article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is featured in a news story in the Spanish online newspaper La Politica Online, titled ""PIB desperdiciado": cuando el crecimiento económico no repercute en el bienestar humano y social" (""Wasted GDP": when economic growth has no impact on human and social well-being"). The journalist who wrote the story, which features extensive description of my article, and some comments made by Jason Hickel on Twitter, is Andrés Arctis.

This is what is currently shown on the front page of the newspaper:

UNDP´s USA page listing "Wasted GDP in the USA" article under Recent media

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is referred to on the UNDP´s USA representation office homepage, under "Recent media".

October 2023 News from the International Society for Quality-Of-Life Studies

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is mentioned in the email newsletter "October 2023 News from the International Society for Quality-Of-Life Studies", circulated today.

See also:

"Wasted GDP in the USA" featured in ISQOLS monthly newsletter (which concerned the "members only" newsletter)

"Wasted GDP in the USA" featured in ISQOLS monthly newsletter

Mention of my article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is featured in the latest monthly email newsletter of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS), "Members Only ISQOLS October 2023 updates and info".

ResearchGate stats: "Research Interest Score" of 400.0, 18,340 Reads

ResearchGate stats: I currently have a "Research Interest Score" of 400.0, 18,340 Reads, 414 Citations (h-index of 12), 28 Recommendations and 719 Mentions by their metrics. Cf. my profile page there.

In comparison I recorded ca. 7.000 reads by early 2020 and ca. 11.000 reads by early 2021.

Council for animal ethics statement referred in Viten

The Norwegian Council for animal ethics´ statement on embryo transfer in cattle, which I contributed to, is referred to in Viten, the newsletter of Dyrevernalliansen, #2, 2019, under the heading "Behov for embryooverføring-forskrift" (Need for regulation of embryo transfer).

Animals in Norwegian politics chapter proof-read, re-named

I have approved final editing of my book chapter “A Critical Reading of Mentions of Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs”, which has, upon suggestion by the editors, been renamed “Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs: A Critical Reading”.

"Mentions of animals" chapter revised

Today I have finished revising the book chapter "A critical reading of mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs" (see also previous posts).

Chapter on mentions of animals in Norwegian political programs evaluated; to be revised

Yesterday I received feedback on my chapter "A critical reading of mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs". A revision is due November 1st.

"A critical reading of the mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs" written

This night I finished my chapter "A critical reading of the mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs" (see previous posts). In this study I make use of ecolinguistics, corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis.

Extended deadline for politics and animals chapter

I have been allowed an extended deadline for my book chapter "A critical reading of mentions of animals in political party programs". The new deadline is March 31st.

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To write chapter on mentions of animals in political party programs

"Mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs" accepted for oral presentation at MAC3, Delhi

I have just been informed by the MAC3 (Minding Animals Conference 3) 2015 Secretariat, that MAC3's Programme Committee has selected my abstract "Mentions of animals in Norwegian political party programs" for oral presentation. Minding Animals Conference 3 will be held in Delhi, India, January 13th-20th 2015, and is arranged by Minding Animals International and hosted by the Wildlife Trust of India in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Work title and publication year of Studies in Environmental Humanities volume

The book volume which is to be published in Rodopi's series "Studies in Environmental Humanities", where I will contribute with a chapter work-titled "A Critical Reading of the Mentions of Animals in Political Party Programs", has the work title "Framing Nature". The book will be published in 2016 (not 2015 as I was previously informed).

See also:

To write chapter on mentions of animals in political party programs

Mentions and questions at 12th gathering in biosemiotics

At the 12th gathering in biosemiotics (Tartu, July 17-21) I/my work was mentioned or alluded to at the following occasions:

• in Stephen Cowley's presentation (July 18) "Interactivity: Origins and consequences"
• in Nelly Mäekivi's presentation (July 19) "Communication in zoos and communicative zoo"
• under closing remarks (July 21), when Luis Emilio Bruni commented on behalf of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies, where I am the Secretary and he the President

I asked questions under two presentations:

• Nelly Mäekivi's presentation (July 19) "Communication in zoos and communicative zoo"
• Daniel Mayer's presentation (July 20) "Hymenomorphism", which I found to be beautiful

See also:

"Festschrift to Kalevi Kull presented at 12th gathering in biosemiotics"

"Presentation held at 12th gathering in biosemiotics"

"Presentation held at Language and Life seminar"

"Roundtable chaired at Biosemiotics and culture seminar"

"Presentation held at biosemiotics and culture seminar"