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SUMMARY:Canis Unfamiliaris: Species Stories and Species Categories
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DESCRIPTION:Everywhere dogs are found\, they are stitched into human hear
 ts. But are humans stitched into dogs' hearts? Countless celebrations of
  'the dog-human bond' suggest that they are. Yet 'the bond' does not alw
 ays come easily to dogs. This paper seeks to denaturalise dogs' 'species
  story\,’ that is\, the scientific story that claims that being-with-hum
 ans somehow constitutes dogs' evolutionary destiny. It asks what choices
  dogs have but to go along with this story\, and what expectations\, dem
 ands\, and burdens it places on them\, on a daily basis. The paper also 
 seeks to address the broader question of species categories\, and their 
 implications for animals. How do species categories operate? What are th
 e implications\, for animals\, of the historical bifurcation of the cate
 gories of species and of ‘race’? Why are species categories so enduringl
 y difficult to politicise?\n\nMariam Motamedi-Fraser is a Reader in Soci
 ology at Goldsmiths\, University of London. She teaches and researches i
 n the field of animal studies\, with a particular focus on dogs. Mariam 
 is the author of Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences\,
  published in January 2024 by Manchester University Press.\n\nRegister f
 or a place on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canis-unfamilia
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LOCATION:G6\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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