Historian and author Hilda Kean and animal advocate Kim Stallwood will teach the course, Animal Rights: past and present, at Ruskin College, Oxford on March 16 – 20, 2009.
Dr Hilda Kean is a tutor in History, Humanities co-ordinator and acting dean at Ruskin College. She runs Ruskin’s pioneering MA in Public History and organises public history conferences and the Ruskin public history discussion group. She researches and publishes in public and cultural history and the cultural position of animals. She is the author of Animal Rights.
Kim Stallwood a veteran animal advocate who has held leadership positions for some of the world’s foremost animal welfare organizations in the United Kingdom and United States (e.g., CIWF, BUAV, PETA). He is an independent author, scholar and advisor on animal welfare and related matters. He became a vegetarian in 1974 when as a student he worked in a chicken slaughterhouse. He has been a vegan since 1976. He is European Director of the Animals and Society Institute.
Ruskin College is an independent college based in Oxford that specializes in providing educational opportunities for adults with few or no qualifications. Interested persons, including animal activists, students and scholars from a variety of backgrounds are welcomed at Ruskin. Click here to download the booking form which must be submitted to the college. Please direct all inquires about registration to the college (enquiries@ruskin.ac.uk) or call Beryl Stewart at [+44] (0)1865 517807.
For information about the course, please contact Hilda Kean or Kim Stallwood.
