"Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs" article proof-read

I have just proof-read this forthcoming article of mine:

Tønnessen, Morten, forthcoming 2018. Animals in Norwegian Political Party Programs: A Critical Reading. In Hannes Bergthaller and Peter Mortensen (eds), Framing the Environmental Humanities (Studies in Environmental Humanities 5). Leiden: Brill – Rodopi, 103–123.

PhD Supervisory Qualification Programme

Due to hosting a research visit, I am not able to take part in the UiS PhD Supervisory Qualification Programme this Spring. I hope to take it this autumn instead.

Program areas dilemma

I have been informed that a researcher at University of Stavanger can only be part of maximum two research program areas. Since I am now part of the welfare services research program area plus The Greenhouse, and also involved in the philosophers´ application for a program area on subjectivity, I will have to make a tough choice.

Norwegian Environment Agency cancels import, release of ducks after ethics statement etc.

The Norwegian Environment Agency has withdrawn a permission to import ducks (specifically mallards) for release for hunting purposes. One of the reasons is that Norway´s Council for animal ethics, where I am a member representing animal protection NGOs, has deemed this practice to be unethical. News story in Norwegian here.

At the 4th international Minding Animals Conference (Mexico City January 17-24th), I have also been scheduled to take part in the panel session "Animals and Philosophy" on Saturday 20th of January at 12.00-13.30, along with Andy Lamey (moderator), Dale Jamieson, Jeff Sebo and Mylan Engel Jnr. See program as PDF.

Scheduled to speak 22nd and 23rd on MAC4 in Mexico City

Here is the program, with abstracts, for the 4th international Minding Animals Conference, to be held in Mexico City January 17-24th.

I have been scheduled to present on Monday 22th at 12.00-12.20 (The semiotics of predation and the Umwelten of large predators, in the session "Considering wildlife I") and Tuesday 23rd at 12.50-13.10 (The cultural semiotics of wolves and sheep, same session).

Year total stats for Utopian Realism

According to Statcounter, in 2017 this blog, Utopian Realism, had 3.918 pageloads (-94) and 3.140 (-216) unique visitors, of which 2.723 (-481) were first time visitors and 417 (+264) returning visitors. All-time numbers: 43.524 pageloads, 30.150 unique visitors, of which 27.296 one-time visitors and 2.854 returning visitors.

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393 posts in 2017