The Animal and Society Institute’s third annual fellowship program in Human-Animal Studies is set for June-July 2009, and we are now soliciting applications. This interdisciplinary program will enable six or seven fellows to pursue six weeks of research in residence at Duke University. The host faculty will be Kathy Rudy, associate professor in Women’s Studies and Ethics, and Marilyn Forbes, senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University School of Law. This location allows fellows access to the nearby Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive at North Carolina State University.
The fellowship is designed to support recipients’ individual research through mentorship, guest lectures, and scholarly exchange among fellows and opportunities to contribute to the intellectual life of the host institution. All fellows must be in continuous residence for the duration of the program, tentatively scheduled for June 2-July 8.
The fellowships are open to scholars from any discipline investigating a topic related to human-animal relationships. Topics of particular interest for this year’s program include human-animal relationships in science and technology; animal issues in legal studies; the connection between human violence and animal abuse; human-animal relationships in agriculture; and human-companion animal relationships.
The application deadline is January 31, 2009. Scholars selected to participate will be awarded a stipend of $3,000 to help cover travel costs, housing, living expenses, books and other research expenses.
For a complete list of criteria and application details, contact fellowshipapplication@animalsandsociety.org.
