Chinese Animal Studies Network

A reminder that there's still time to apply for the Agricultural History Society prizes 🌿🐎🐂 Submissions are due by 31 December 2025, find out more at the link below! aghistorysociety.org/awards

There's still time to submit abstracts for the upcoming conference "Whales and Humans: Past Entanglements and Current Relations" (University of Iceland, 22-23 June 2026)! Proposals should be sent in by 21 December. Find out more at the link below 🐋🐳🐋 whales.hi.is

And we also found out more about the recent workshop "Humains et Non-Humains: Chine, Corée, Japon et Vietnam" in our latest Field Report! 🌿🐆🐒 #animalhistory chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/field-report-w…

We interviewed Meir Shahar in our latest Talking Animals feature to learn more about his research on Horse and Ox Kings, rural religion, and the hardworking donkey in Chinese history 🐎🐂🐃 #animalhistory chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/talking-animal…

Upcoming conference "Climate Change and Emerging Contaminants: Risks and Responses in Asia and Beyond" (9-10 April 2026 University at Buffalo, NY). Abstracts due by 12 December if interested! 🌿 buffalo.edu/asiainstitute/…

Another excellent issue of Animal History is now available! This issue includes an exciting article on mules as vital transport in Yunnan 🐎🫏🐂 #animalhistory online.ucpress.edu/ah/article-abs…

ICYMI the Catholic University of Eichstätt is hosting "(De)Constructing Identities? Animals in Literature" with the University of Bamberg on 13-15 November. 🦊🐰🐻 Talks are all in German, programme available here: networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

A quick reminder to apply for a range of @ASEH_org environmental history research prizes by 20 November. See the link below for more info! 🌿🐂🐏🐄 aseh.org/Research-Prizes

Panellists wanted for "Zoos in the Peripheries" at HSS/ESHS 2026! The panel focuses on how non-Western zoos (broadly defined) adapted, modified, or innovated established practices. Send an abstract and title by 20 November to Oliver Hochadel and Marianna Szczygielska 🌿🐼🦁

An exciting upcoming release, currently scheduled for publication in March 2026! 🌿🪶🐊 uwapress.uw.edu/book/978029575…

The Journal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities has an upcoming special issue “Lives in Motion: Animals as Historical and Cultural Agents.” Abstracts due by 1 November, see below for more info! 🦜🪲🦎#animalhistory so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DJII…

CfP for a panel on Chinese Animal Studies at the upcoming EACS in Venice 21-25 July 2026! See below for more info, proposals due by 16 November 🐳🦋🐰 #animalhistory

Postdoctoral position in Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Zurich, starting 1 February 2026 - 3 years, with the possibility of extension Deadline: 23 Nov 2025 Questions? Email me at chris.mittelstaedt@aoi.uzh.ch please share widely Details: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/…

A great opportunity for ECRs to get involved in the European Society for Environmental History! 🌿🪲🦎 eseh.org

See the link below for the upcoming line-up of excellent online animal history seminars organised by the Animal History Group! 🐎🐈🐇 #animalhistory animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-series/

We are delighted to hear from the organisers of the recent "Animals in Co-Becoming" workshop held this September at National Sun Yat-sen University. Read more about the workshop and future developments here! 🦋🦚🦎 #animalhistory chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/field-report-a…

@PanYuxi @forarthistory Sounds like an exciting panel! We'll share this CfP on our mailing-list and Bluesky 🎨🐃🦋

#CFP for @forarthistory annual Conference at the University of Cambridge in June 2026 started!

A great opportunity for Chinese animal / art scholars! 🎨🐝🐸

Call to submit papers to the Environmental Graduate Symposium! Link to submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The Equine History Collective is hosting an online conference 26-27 September on horse senses, see the link below for the programme and registration form! 🐎 #animalhistory 🏇 equinehistory.org/2025/09/05/ehc…