The Animal Turn

Animals are increasingly at the forefront of research questions – Not as shadows to human stories, or as beings we want to understand biologically, or for purely our benefit – but as beings who have histories, stories, and geographies of their own. Each season is set around themes with each episode unpacking a particular animal turn concept and its significance therein. Join Claudia Hirtenfelder as she delves into some of the most important ideas emerging out of this recent turn in scholarship, thinking, and being.

Guest

Rachel Dean-Ruzicka

Rachel Dean-Ruzicka is a Senior Lecturer of Writing and Communication at Georgia Tech where she has been since 2015. She holds a MA degree in Literature from Colorado State University and a PhD in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University. Her research is broadly in popular culture studies including publications on young adult Holocaust literature, the podcast My Favorite Murder, and various comics. Her current project is on the transmedia world of Netflix’s hit show Stranger Things. She loves podcasts, her cat Steven STEVEN, spending time with friends, and reading way too many books at a time.

Guest appearance on:

S8EB: Monstrous Others with Rachel Dean-Ruzicka